crew of 439 Squadron CAF posing for the Tiger Meet at RAF Woodbrige 1969

full scheme for the 1969 "Tiger Meet" 79th TFS (RAF Woodbridge) and re-painted during the Tigermeet

The other side of the story.
A good friend of mine was the Squadron Engineering Officer and allowed the painting on his own decision provided that easily removed latex paint be used
as the aircraft was due for a visit to the Canadian paint shop at another Wing. The aircraft was hidden in a unused hangar for the painting and then flown
to the Tiger Meet. It was a great hit except with the host USAF pilots. Overnight they did much more than tag the aircraft, they spray painted it all over.
Their CO was furious and had the aircraft moved to the USAF paint bay where it was cleaned up and repainted using normal aircraft paint.
After the Tiger Meet it went for paint at the other wing who found it was almost impossible to remove the paint without stripping etc.
They complained to the Base Commander at Lahr. My Captain buddy was getting his butt chewed out by the Col and figured he would be on the next aircraft
back to Canada when the Col received a call from the General at the Canadian Air Division HQ complimenting him on the great public relations feat as German TV
was talking about how great the Tiger Bird looked. Mike was told to get the hell out of his office and so a Tiger Meet tradition was born. (Gary Watson 2017).

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