Operation Blot Out The Sun - Sendoff!

[DirectorGunner]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCh4cOayTs0

Event Name: Operation Blot Out The Sun - "Send Off"

Event time: March 28th 2026 6PM UTC, 12 Noon MT, 11AM PDT, 2PM EST

Brief:
We will be celebrating the official mascot of TEST Squadron, the Aurora, and giving it a proper send off.
Bring an Aurora, MK1 or MK2, preferably black and yellow paint. There will be contests and prizes.

Focus: Casual

Party Leads: @DirectorGunner @Glitchtonic & TBD (Staff)

Spawn Location: Stanton -> New Babbage Interstellar Spaceport
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Additional details here in this event thread
https://discord.com/channels/75630661951557632/571765026415706142/1487039762211541134

 

[BUTUZ]

OO wait is that mid day in the UK?

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Only just seen this

 

[DirectorGunner]

The event went great!

The following is the result of the contests during the event.
For the screenshot contest:

1st Place: Long-Johnson

2nd Place: Kor-Daan

3rd Place: Hpnotiq

Runner Up: RogueCamel

Honorable Mention: Mitchal

Judges were TEST staff.

Winner of the Witch Hunt for O'Lefty was: OscarLL

Please pardon some that are not in the appropriate uniform, we had new TESTies in the event which are still learning the way of the Black and Yellow. May they learn quickly!

 

[DirectorGunner]

Some beautiful screens from WMK of the event:

 

[BUTUZ]

Haha brilliant :D

 

[Mudhawk]

Sorry.
But I needed to do this...

 

[wmk]

Man... I tried to recreate this some time ago with TEST Valkyries, but it didn't work.
Thanks for reminding me and making a poster -- I love it...!!

Original poster for reference.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

For the GLORY of TEST!

 

[Mudhawk]

Original poster for reference.

And I looked at the original posters.
WMK, you are leading my mind down a strange path...

 

[BUTUZ]

I think that's the best one so far the landing zone looks so shiny.

 

[Vavrik]

@DirectorGunner That looks like an awesome event! Thanks for sharing!