baldy
SOH Staff
Recently read about this so I've 're-created' it - on 4th April 1945 Lt.Eric 'Winkle' Brown RN landed a P39 Airacobra, which had been fitted with a rudimentary tail hook, on HMS Pretoria Castle - the first time a tricycle undercarriage aircraft had landed on an aircraft carrier.
to recreate this I used Obio's updated version of the B24 Guy's P39D and Sopwith Chameleon's RAF skin which I altered to suit. The actual aircraft had had it's wing wheel doors removed but I was unable to do this using 'real green' as it left gaping holes in the wheel wells. I'm afraid the tailhook is only available via the cfg file. My HMS Gadila is standing in for HMS Pretoria Castle.




a little known part of aviation history worth remembering
baldy
ps when he took off later the ship had to steam into the wind to to make as much deck head wind as possible otherwise the P39 wouldn't have made it off
to recreate this I used Obio's updated version of the B24 Guy's P39D and Sopwith Chameleon's RAF skin which I altered to suit. The actual aircraft had had it's wing wheel doors removed but I was unable to do this using 'real green' as it left gaping holes in the wheel wells. I'm afraid the tailhook is only available via the cfg file. My HMS Gadila is standing in for HMS Pretoria Castle.




a little known part of aviation history worth remembering
baldy
ps when he took off later the ship had to steam into the wind to to make as much deck head wind as possible otherwise the P39 wouldn't have made it off