SPITFIRE MkXIVe MNM, 350 Squadron
CFS3 - V2.85.06
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SPITFIRE MkXIVe MNM
This aircraft was built by Bill "SPITFRND" Wilson using version 2.85.06 of the AvHistory 1% Assembly Line process. It is based on the new CFS3 Spitfire Mk XIVc visual 3D model created by and painted by Josh Ziebarth "ZUYAX". LODs and 3D modeling guidance was provided by Mathias Pommerien, whose assistance was greatly appreciated.
ZUYAX painted this plane to represent Spitfire SM825, flown by Sqdn Ldr Harold Walmsley, OC 350 Squadron, Celle, Germany, 1945. Walmsley used this aircraft to shoot down 2 Fw190s during April 1944. Walmsley flew in the Battle of Britain and with 611, 132, 130 Squadrons before taking command of the 350th. He earned the DFC and Bar and ended the war with 11.25 aircraft destroyed, 1 probable and 4 damaged.
350 Squadron was formed as the first Belgian fighter squadron in the RAF on November 12, 1941. It was first equipped with Mark II Spitfires and assigned to homeland defense. In the spring of 1942 it reequiped with Mk V Spitfires and engauged in various offensive operations becaming part of No 135 Airfield within the 2nd Tactical Air Force in November. It transistioned to Mk IXs in early 1ate 1943 and became involved in pre and post attacks invasion targets.
In August 1944, the squadron re-equipped with the Griffon engined Mk XIV and joined the defensive operations against the V-1 flying bombs being launched against Britain. In September, the squadron resumed attacks against targets on the continent and finally moved to Evere in Belgium on the 3rd of December. Following the end of the war the squadron joined the occupation forces and was eventually transferred from the RAF to Belgian control on 15 October 1946.
The Mark XIV was essentially a Mark VIII airframe mated with a two stage supercharged Rolls Royce Griffon engine and a five bladed prop. The first six prototypes were literally that but the production aircraft incorporated additional strengthening of the wings and fuselage, an increase in rudder size and considerable tinkering with control balance to manage the increased torque of the Griffon engine.
The Mark XIV was an awesome flying machine, perhaps best described by some of the pilots that flew it. No propeller aircraft of the war could match its climb and few could match its speed. As noted by Wing Commander Pete Brothers "[it] was able to climb almost vertically - it gave many Luftwaffe pilots the shock of their lives when, having thought they had bounced you from a superior height, they were astonished to find the Mark XIV climbing up to tackle them head on, throttle wide open!" As described much later by the late Jeff Ethell, "[w]hile the Merlin-engine versions run very smoothly, the larger Griffon-engine machines feel as if they are angry. The sound from the exhaust stacks and the vibration transferred to the seat of the pants communicates visceral power, almost a desire to go kill something. Any hot-rod lover would enjoy this sensation of unbridled horsepower, this impatience to be turned loose and hunt. Every fighter I've been in is great fun to fly but only a very few are brutally straight about why they exist. The Griffon Spitfire is one such machine."
The Mark XIV retained the harmony of control and dominance in turning that was a hallmark of the early versions in the line. As concluded from its flight testing at the Air Fighting Development Unit in Duxford in early 1944, "All around performance of the Mark XIV is better than the Mark IX at all altitudes.... Its maneuverability is as good as a Mark IX. It is easy to fly but should be handled with care on take off and landings."
The Mark XIV was tested in a series of tactical trials against various allied and captured axis aircraft, including the Mark VIII, the Tempest V, FW190 and Bf109G. The Mark XIV was found 25-40 mph faster than the Mark VIII, 109G and 190A, to roll better than the 109G and Tempest V and to climb better by a considerable margin than any of the group and turn better than all but the Mark VIII, which it equalled.
Like the other Spitfire variants, the Mark XIV was produced in various sub-variants. The E model substituted the E wing armament by replacing the .303s with two .50 cal machine guns mounted inboard of the cannons. Most E models were also produced with the bubble canopy and cutback fuselage for improved visibility. Many Mk XIVs were also produced or modified in the field with clipped wings. A few versions were equipped with counter rotating props.
The preceding text includes original and edited material provided by Bill Wilson from the following sources: Spitfire, Story of a Famous Fighter, Bruce Robertson; Spitfire, The History, Eric Morgan & Edward Shacklady; The Secret Years, Flight Testing at Bascombe Down, Tim Mason; The Spitfire Story, Alfred Price; Spitfire Mark V Aces, Alfred Price; Famous Fighters of the Second World War, William Greene; Aircraft of WWII, Steward Wilson; Spitfire, Flying Legend, John Dibbs and Tony Holmes; Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine, http://www.airspacemag.com; Spitfires and Polished Metal, Graham Moss and Barry McKee; Aces of the Royal Canadian Air Force, www.rcaf.com and Sky Corner Aviation Reference, Drawings, Spitfire Mk14, www.airwar.ru.
CFS3 - V2.85.06
AvHistory 1% Aircraft General Statement and Installation Instructions
It is the intention of the AvHistory 1% project to over time build the most accurate aircraft that the CFS3 software can support. The development of a 1% aircraft requires specific and in many cases dramatic changes to the aircraft delivered with the MS game as well as the addition of aircraft built from the ground up by third parties which were never included in the original MS game. We believe that because the AvHistory 1% aircraft are materially different they should not be mixed with "box stock" aircraft in online combat.
All the planes 1% listed for download are qualified for use in our AvHistory William Tell Meet Air Combat Ladder. For information and to get the sign up sheet for the ladder please go to the LINKS section at http://www.avhistory.org
No AvHistory 1% aircraft maybe provided for download from any site without express written consent of AvHistory. No skins for AvHistory aircraft, other then those based on stock MS CFS3 visuals, maybe offered for download with our written permission.
Additionally, direct linking to our download site is forbidden.
SPITFIRE MkXIVe MNM
This aircraft was built by Bill "SPITFRND" Wilson using version 2.85.06 of the AvHistory 1% Assembly Line process. It is based on the new CFS3 Spitfire Mk XIVc visual 3D model created by and painted by Josh Ziebarth "ZUYAX". LODs and 3D modeling guidance was provided by Mathias Pommerien, whose assistance was greatly appreciated.
ZUYAX painted this plane to represent Spitfire SM825, flown by Sqdn Ldr Harold Walmsley, OC 350 Squadron, Celle, Germany, 1945. Walmsley used this aircraft to shoot down 2 Fw190s during April 1944. Walmsley flew in the Battle of Britain and with 611, 132, 130 Squadrons before taking command of the 350th. He earned the DFC and Bar and ended the war with 11.25 aircraft destroyed, 1 probable and 4 damaged.
350 Squadron was formed as the first Belgian fighter squadron in the RAF on November 12, 1941. It was first equipped with Mark II Spitfires and assigned to homeland defense. In the spring of 1942 it reequiped with Mk V Spitfires and engauged in various offensive operations becaming part of No 135 Airfield within the 2nd Tactical Air Force in November. It transistioned to Mk IXs in early 1ate 1943 and became involved in pre and post attacks invasion targets.
In August 1944, the squadron re-equipped with the Griffon engined Mk XIV and joined the defensive operations against the V-1 flying bombs being launched against Britain. In September, the squadron resumed attacks against targets on the continent and finally moved to Evere in Belgium on the 3rd of December. Following the end of the war the squadron joined the occupation forces and was eventually transferred from the RAF to Belgian control on 15 October 1946.
The Mark XIV was essentially a Mark VIII airframe mated with a two stage supercharged Rolls Royce Griffon engine and a five bladed prop. The first six prototypes were literally that but the production aircraft incorporated additional strengthening of the wings and fuselage, an increase in rudder size and considerable tinkering with control balance to manage the increased torque of the Griffon engine.
The Mark XIV was an awesome flying machine, perhaps best described by some of the pilots that flew it. No propeller aircraft of the war could match its climb and few could match its speed. As noted by Wing Commander Pete Brothers "[it] was able to climb almost vertically - it gave many Luftwaffe pilots the shock of their lives when, having thought they had bounced you from a superior height, they were astonished to find the Mark XIV climbing up to tackle them head on, throttle wide open!" As described much later by the late Jeff Ethell, "[w]hile the Merlin-engine versions run very smoothly, the larger Griffon-engine machines feel as if they are angry. The sound from the exhaust stacks and the vibration transferred to the seat of the pants communicates visceral power, almost a desire to go kill something. Any hot-rod lover would enjoy this sensation of unbridled horsepower, this impatience to be turned loose and hunt. Every fighter I've been in is great fun to fly but only a very few are brutally straight about why they exist. The Griffon Spitfire is one such machine."
The Mark XIV retained the harmony of control and dominance in turning that was a hallmark of the early versions in the line. As concluded from its flight testing at the Air Fighting Development Unit in Duxford in early 1944, "All around performance of the Mark XIV is better than the Mark IX at all altitudes.... Its maneuverability is as good as a Mark IX. It is easy to fly but should be handled with care on take off and landings."
The Mark XIV was tested in a series of tactical trials against various allied and captured axis aircraft, including the Mark VIII, the Tempest V, FW190 and Bf109G. The Mark XIV was found 25-40 mph faster than the Mark VIII, 109G and 190A, to roll better than the 109G and Tempest V and to climb better by a considerable margin than any of the group and turn better than all but the Mark VIII, which it equalled.
Like the other Spitfire variants, the Mark XIV was produced in various sub-variants. The E model substituted the E wing armament by replacing the .303s with two .50 cal machine guns mounted inboard of the cannons. Most E models were also produced with the bubble canopy and cutback fuselage for improved visibility. Many Mk XIVs were also produced or modified in the field with clipped wings. A few versions were equipped with counter rotating props.
The preceding text includes original and edited material provided by Bill Wilson from the following sources: Spitfire, Story of a Famous Fighter, Bruce Robertson; Spitfire, The History, Eric Morgan & Edward Shacklady; The Secret Years, Flight Testing at Bascombe Down, Tim Mason; The Spitfire Story, Alfred Price; Spitfire Mark V Aces, Alfred Price; Famous Fighters of the Second World War, William Greene; Aircraft of WWII, Steward Wilson; Spitfire, Flying Legend, John Dibbs and Tony Holmes; Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine, http://www.airspacemag.com; Spitfires and Polished Metal, Graham Moss and Barry McKee; Aces of the Royal Canadian Air Force, www.rcaf.com and Sky Corner Aviation Reference, Drawings, Spitfire Mk14, www.airwar.ru.
