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Line 1: − ==History== + ==Hstory== − The '''Vandenberg White Wings''' mythology concerns a legendary story about squadrons of unidentified white-painted [[aerospace fighter]]s escorting twenty [[Star League]]-era transports that mysteriously appeared, and subsequently vanished, in [[Capellan Confederation]] space near the [[Periphery]] border. <ref name="SL">''Star League'', p. 98</ref> + The '''Vandenberg White Wings''' concern a legendary story about squadrons of unidentified white-painted [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s escorting twenty [[Star League]]-era transports that mysteriously appeared, and subsequently vanished, in [[Capellan Confederation]] space near the [[Periphery]] border. <ref name="SL">''Star League'', p. 98</ref> − The story is often associated with other legendary tales of the returning [[SLDF]] such the [[Minnesota Tribe]] and the [[Disappearing Battleship of Merope]]<ref name="SL"/>, but [[ComStar]] attributed the origin of the story as a corrupted and garbled retelling of the [[Tripitz Affair]]. <ref name="CS">''ComStar'', p. 46</ref> + The story is often associated with other legendary tales of the returning [[SLDF]] such the [[Minnesota Tribe]] and the [[Disappearing Battleship of Merope]] <ref name="SL"/>, but [[ComStar]] however attributes the origin of the story as a corrupted and garbled retelling of the [[Tripitz Affair]]. <ref name="CS">''ComStar'', p. 46</ref> − − In common with a number of other myths that surrounded what was a mysterious unit at the time, during the era between the appearance of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Clan Invasion]], Wolf's Dragoons were also linked to the Vandernberg White Wings by some observers. The connection revolved around a particular pilot in the Dragoons, [[Lieutenant]] [[William Fitch|William "Trigger" Fitch]]. Fitch piloted a [[Centurion (Aerospace Fighter class)|''Centurion'']] aerospace fighter as a part of Hoff's Company and later the Dragoons Home Guard, and as of [[3030]] was accredited with eleven aerospace fighter kills and four [[BattleMech]] kills. Fitch's helmet was emblazoned with a pair of white dove wings, which some took as proof that he was linked to the Vandenberg White Wings.<ref name="WDp82">''Wolf's Dragoons'', p.82, "Epsilon Regiment Personalities"</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 10:
Line 8: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' + *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[The Star League]]'' + *''[[The Star League]]'' − * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' [[Category:Rumors]] [[Category:Rumors]]
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| − | The '''Vandenberg White Wings''' | + | The '''Vandenberg White Wings''' concern a legendary story about squadrons of unidentified white-painted [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s escorting twenty [[Star League]]-era transports that mysteriously appeared, and subsequently vanished, in [[Capellan Confederation]] space near the [[Periphery]] border. <ref name="SL">''Star League'', p. 98</ref> |
| − | The story is often associated with other legendary tales of the returning [[SLDF]] such the [[Minnesota Tribe]] and the [[Disappearing Battleship of Merope]]<ref name="SL"/>, but [[ComStar]] | + | The story is often associated with other legendary tales of the returning [[SLDF]] such the [[Minnesota Tribe]] and the [[Disappearing Battleship of Merope]] <ref name="SL"/>, but [[ComStar]] however attributes the origin of the story as a corrupted and garbled retelling of the [[Tripitz Affair]]. <ref name="CS">''ComStar'', p. 46</ref> |
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| − | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook) | + | *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Star League | + | *''[[The Star League]]'' |
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[[Category:Rumors]] | [[Category:Rumors]] | ||