“Memory is long. Time is infinite. Vengeance is final.”

“See it. Hate it. Hunt it. Kill it.”

First formed in Air Warrior in the Fall of 1987, the “4Q” is probably the oldest quasi-active squadron in the online WW2 air combat player community. While most of the roster have gone on to other things (like real lives), many are still active and pop up in all kinds of places in online gaming. A few still fly in Air Warrior and WarBirds. The members of the 4Q shared very little in terms of geography or background. But all seem to have strong independant and creative streaks, and most had chosen career paths in keeping with that.

The Beginning

The squadron originally came to be somewhat because of the way the old Air Warrior terrain was configured. There were 3 countries (A, B, and C) – all players started in A. Players…