[BAF] 51st Tactical Fighter Squadron "Indigo"

51ST TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON "INDIGO"
- 7th Air Division, Belkan Air Force

Formation Picture A - Formation Picture B

Ace Style: Knight

Formation:
4 x JAS-39C Gripen

Operation Invlovement:
Choker One

Radio Transmissions:
"Indigo One to all craft. Target spotted. Commencing attack."
"Don't show any weakness. They'll shoot you down."
"Fox Two!"
"Stay focused. This airspace isn't what we're use to."
"Ustio is holding it's own in the Round Table".
"This Round Table is the pride of Belka. Keep it secure."
"Damn Ustios! They're faster than I thought."
"Missile Launched!"
Those Mercenaries are crazy!"

Battle Information:
The Indigo Squadron works well together as a team. They are capable of firing XMAAs during combat from their highly maneuverable JAS-39C Gripen fighters.

Background:
The Indigo Squadron is one of the most prideful Squadrons within the Belkan Air Force. Their elegant flight style earned them the names of the"The Indigo Order of Belka" and the "Indigo Knights".

Though only the flight leader of the Squadron had seen battle during Belka's period of expansionism, the entire Squadron was soon assigned to the Eastern Front during the beginning of the Belkan War. It was here that the Indigo saw much success. For example, on March 27th 1995 the 51st Tactical Fighter Squadron engaged an enemy fighter squadron, believed to be the the 3rd Air Division 122nd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Fato Air Force over the Fato-Gebet Border. This engagement occurred during an operation aimed at capturing Model, a Gebetan city, and destroyed much of the defending force within five minutes. Flight leader Dimitri Heinrich alone shot down nine interceptor aircraft.

Within days, Gebet and Fato were brought under Belkan control, owing to the intense speed of the Belkan attacks. During these attacks the Indigo Squadron racked up kill after kill with little opposition.

On April 20th of that year, the Indigo Squadron was redirected over Area B7R on their way back to base. Though not unfamiliar with the area and only having been tasked with shooting down two Ustian mercenary aircraft, the Indigo Squadron was shot down over the Round Table. It was later confirmed that the fighters were of the Galm Team of the Ustian 6th Air Division, 66th Air Force Unit.

Pilot Information:
Indigo One:
Name: Dimitri Heinreich
Rank: Lt. Colonel
Callsign: Indigo Heron
Nationality: Belkan
Age: 31
Sex: Male
Status: Shot Down

Shot down in an aerial encounter with mercenary pilots over Area B7R, he was rushed to the hospital unconscious where doctors succeeded in resuscitating him. He currently maintains a busy schedule running the family business.

Indigo Two:
Name: Berti Backenbauer
Rank: ?
Call Sign: Indigo 2
Nationality: Belkan
Age: 31
Sex: Male
Status: Shot down

After the war, he successfully worked as a linguist and a thinker. His outspoken opinions even had him blacklisted by the Bureau of Public Security. He is known for many published works, including the masterpieces: "The Theory of Cognition and Linguistics", and "The Pacifist Soldier".

Indigo Three:
Name: Mathias Overath
Rank: ?
Call Sign: Indigo 3
Nationality: Belkan
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Status: Shot down

After the war, he immigrated to Osea where he was headhunted by the Osean Space Agency and engaged in training to become an astronaut. The Following year, he enrolled in the Liberty Seven Project where he established a new record for continuous space flight of 72hrs. 52min.

Indigo Four:
Name: Franz Breitner
Rank: ?
Call Sign: Indigo 4
Nationality: Belkan
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Status: Shot Down

Upon the war's conclusion, he traveled the world as an employee of the International Children's Charity Foundation. While visiting a village on a disaster relief assignment, he became involved in a shootout with National Liberation Army guerrillas and was shot and killed.

Indigo Squadron Patch:

SOURCES:
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Official Ace Combat Zero Website
Namco CH Ace Combat Zero Website

ACCREDITATION:
Thanks to Ribbon-White and Scarface One for the ACZ Bios.
Thanks to Cipher from ACS for the SP paint scheme screenshots.