{"product_id":"48-213-mv-22b-osprey-part-1","title":"48-213 MV-22B Osprey Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eSiirtokuva Print Scale 1\/48.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"hd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"hd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"hd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hd\"\u003eMV-22B Osprey Part 1 \/ 48-213 \/\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hd\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e1. MV-22 Osprey 168657 \/ YP-00 for VMM-163 at MCAS Miramar. Oct. 31, 2018 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e The VMM-163 special Osprey (00-8657) features artwork on the \u003cbr\u003eexternal sides of the vertical tails: the right one has a Grim Reaper \u003cbr\u003ewith an “Evil Eyes” patch whereas the left one has a Grim Reaper with \u003cbr\u003ethe “Ridge Runners” patch.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  Indeed, formed as HMR(L)-163 in 1951 then HMM-163, the squadron \u003cbr\u003egot the nickname Ridge Runners” as a result of typhoon rescue and relief\u003cbr\u003e operations in the mountainous terrain surrounding Hagman, Japan. Still,\u003cbr\u003e it is also known as the “Evil Eyes”, a unit symbol that dates back to \u003cbr\u003eDecember 1965. “In December 1965, LtCol Charles A. House took the reigns\u003cbr\u003e of the squadron, \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003enewly relocated at MCAS Futema, Okinawa. With only one month \u003cbr\u003eseparating HMM-163 from its return deployment to Viet Nam, LtCol House \u003cbr\u003eand his veteran pilots determined that a unit symbol was needed to build\u003cbr\u003e morale and espirit d’corps, \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eespecially for the newly assigned replacement personnel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  Capt Al Barbe, the Squadron Intelligence Officer and husband to a\u003cbr\u003e Thai bride, offered a suggestion. Because of Asian culture and beliefs,\u003cbr\u003e he proposed that eyes painted on the unit aircraft might have an \u003cbr\u003eunsettling affect upon the enemy, thus the concept of “The Eyes” on the \u003cbr\u003efront of HMM-163 aircraft was born.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  On 1 January 1966, HMM-163 flew via C-130 to Phu Bai, Vietnam, \u003cbr\u003erelieved HMM-161, and took over their H-34 helicopters. Painting of what\u003cbr\u003e were then called “Genie Eyes” (after the “I Dream of Jeannie” TV show) \u003cbr\u003ebegan immediately.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  By March 1966, HMM-163’s “Genie Eyes” were being called “Evil Eyes” by the ground units the squadron supported.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.printscale.org\/data\/small\/4821302.jpg\" alt=\"MV-22B Osprey Part 1 \/ 48-213 \/\" id=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print Scale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57794696446336,"sku":"48-213","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Ps48213.jpg?v=1775211045","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/48-213-mv-22b-osprey-part-1","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}