tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post8996051948528801929..comments2023-10-31T05:13:39.415-04:00Comments on 2719 HYPERION: Windows to the Past: The PT-9 Mosquito BoatJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-58726605469090619532011-01-14T23:43:21.376-05:002011-01-14T23:43:21.376-05:00My research indicates the Mosquito Fleet design wa...My research indicates the Mosquito Fleet design was the second insignia design created at the Disney Studio - it dates from March 1940.<br /><br />The first officially sanctioned design to come out of the Disney Studio was created in May 1939 for fighter squadron VF-7 stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp.<br /><br />The first time a Disney character was used on an military emblem was in the fall of 1931 - that design featured Mickey Mouse and it was created for a squadron based at a naval reserve aviation base in New York - this design, coincidentally, can be seen on airplanes attacking King Kong atop the Empire State Building - planes from the squadron were used in the filming of that live-action sequence. This particular emblem was created without the knowledge or approval of the Disney Studio.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DavidDisneyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177008494595707305noreply@blogger.com