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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: cafs Date: April 18, 2019, 10:14 am
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Fighters from the 352nd FG aligned at Debden dispersal,
16/06/1944:
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/FskVBNN0/Debden-16-6-44.png
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: cafs Date: April 18, 2019, 10:43 am
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A B-24H-5 from 450th BG, 15th AF, crash-lands in Manduria
airfield, Italy's Foggia region, summer 1944.
The tents in the background illustrated the typical living
conditions for many of the 15th AF crews in south Italy.
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/XJs1WbH4/1.png
A 484th BG B-24 stops at the very and of a small emergency
landing strip at Dalmatia, Yugoslavia, guarded by Partisans:
[img width=640
height=289]
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/FR6qcvjG/c.png[/img]
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: cafs Date: April 18, 2019, 11:05 am
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Col Leonard Kinnard's ( CO of the 355th FG ) P-51D, England,
1945:
[img width=640
height=230]
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Flt Lt George Burges, an ace with 7 victories, now flying a
Reconn Hurricane Mk-I from Luqa Field, Malta.
Modified into a PR platform on the island in order to cover more
dangerous targets, this Hurricane flew from May to June 1941:
[img width=640
height=299]
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/Vvt29NB4/2.png[/img]
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: cafs Date: April 18, 2019, 11:22 am
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One more:
(For a better view just click on image)
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height=232]
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: Beowolff Date: April 18, 2019, 12:24 pm
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hey hey… I love that last ACTION shot of the A-20 hitting the
Japanese field... great. good job! 8)
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Caption said Bassingbourn Airfield? No further info on that
pic.
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/FHbx7fvt/fbd1e1dcd2641714be07e098c90e3742-air-force-fred.jpg
Caption on this one also says Bassingbourn... note the different
planes there in the grass? WTF? Gate Guardians or merely
randomly parked there?
[img width=620
height=480]
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#Post#: 710--------------------------------------------------
Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: Beowolff Date: April 22, 2019, 7:29 pm
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Sticking this thread towards the top as it is important enough
to remain visible permanently.
:D
Beo
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: DHumphrey Date: April 23, 2019, 2:56 pm
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Excellent Beo, thanks :)
Attu Airfield
[img width=410
height=480]
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/P-38s_at_Alexai_Point_AAF_Attu_1943.jpg[/img]
[img width=640
height=276]
HTML http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/AK/Airfields_AK_htm_m15724b.jpg[/img]
Notice the P-40s, there are both American and RCAF. :)
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: Beowolff Date: April 24, 2019, 12:35 am
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[quote author=DHumphrey link=topic=164.msg738#msg738
date=1556049361]
[img width=640
height=276]
HTML http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/AK/Airfields_AK_htm_m15724b.jpg[/img]
Notice the P-40s, there are both American and RCAF. :)
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VERY nice pics, DH.... perfect, especially the mixed group of
P-40s in hard-stand storage area... nothing really like it in
the game but hey...we can get close! Again... nice!
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: DHumphrey Date: April 24, 2019, 1:51 am
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[quote author=Beowolff link=topic=164.msg746#msg746
date=1556084144]
VERY nice pics, DH.... perfect, especially the mixed group of
P-40s in hard-stand storage area... nothing really like it in
the game but hey...we can get close! Again... nice!
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Thanks Beo :)
If you look close the hardstand is made of PSP planking. You can
see some "un-used" fingers of it in the lower left of the
picture. We have PSP planking in the sim, this one would be very
easy to replicate. :)
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Re: Airfield/strip pictures to aid mission builder population
By: Beowolff Date: April 24, 2019, 11:43 am
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Right... I noticed those 'fingers'... also, note if you would
the 'shallow' hole or dip that the hardstand is placed in...
very nice protection against small bombs and particularly would
be difficult for strafing planes, eh?
Also there's a tent (?) in the right background facing the
pic... and to the far left, what looks like several Quonset hut
type prefab buildings...with small foot paths leading down
towards the hardstands and that road/taxi-way. VERY
INTERESTING. I've never seen such a setup before!
GREAT FIND! 8)
Beo
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