Douglas TBD-1 Devastator VC corrected
Unit: VT-6 USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1938
Pilot: unknown
When it entered service in 1937, the Douglas TBD-1 was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. At that time, the TBD was deemed to be the most advanced aircraft of its kind anywhere in the World. The Devastator marked a large number of `firsts’ for the US Navy. It was the first widely used carrier-based monoplane as well as the first all-metal naval aircraft, the first with a totally enclosed cockpit, the first with power-actuated (hydraulically) folding wings and in these respects the TBD was revolutionary. A semi-retractable landing gear was fitted, with the wheels designed to protrude 10in below the wings to permit a `wheels up’ landing which might limit damage to the aircraft. A crew of three was normally carried beneath a large `greenhouse’ canopy almost half the length of the aircraft.
This model depicts TBD-1 BuAer number 0344 which was received by VT-6 being formed commensurate with the USS Enterprise being commissioned. After later being transferred to VT-5, it would be lost at sea on April 21, 1941. The pilot Ens. D.D. Whyte, and Bombardier ACOM A.L. Christensen were killed. The gunner, Sea2c M.S. Starcevich survived.
But by 1941 the TBD had become obsolete, too slow, under armored and hobbled with the dysfunctional Mk XII torpedo which rarely worked. It was still in frontline service in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the US Navy had to fight with what it had left until the new TBF Avenger could be delivered to replace the Devastator. The TBD fought valiantly for the first 6 months of the war, especially in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway where most of the remaining TBD's in service were wiped out.
Credits
Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, US Naval ordinance bombs, bomb racks, Mk XIII torpedo, torpedo rack, VC, paint textures, panel, and .dp file.
Shessi: Pilot figure
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture
BeePee: Compass gauge
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file
To install copy into your main microsoft games\Combat flight Simulator2\AIRCRAFT folder. Copy the gauges into the Combat flight simulator2\GAUGES folder. Copy the Objects_dp folder to the Combat flight simulator2\OBJECTS_DP folder. Copy the SCENEDB folder to the Combat flight simulator2\SCENEDB folder.
ANIMATION CONTROLS (stock assignments)
Wing Fold Open/Close: Shift W
Tail Hook: Shift H
Canopy Open/Close : Shift C
Cowl Flaps Open: Shift E
Cowl Flaps Close: Cntrl E
Bomb Aim Bay Doors Open/Close: D
Flaps (engine must be running) Down: F
Flaps Retract: V
Gunner rear canopy opens and gunner raises gun when gear is retracted: G
Bombardier and Norden bomb sight appear when guns only or a bomb load out is selected.
Bombardier and Norden bomb sight disappear when a torpedo load out is selected.
Belly panel types swap out between bomb and torpedo load outs and when wings fold.
Captain Kurt
Unit: VT-6 USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1938
Pilot: unknown
When it entered service in 1937, the Douglas TBD-1 was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. At that time, the TBD was deemed to be the most advanced aircraft of its kind anywhere in the World. The Devastator marked a large number of `firsts’ for the US Navy. It was the first widely used carrier-based monoplane as well as the first all-metal naval aircraft, the first with a totally enclosed cockpit, the first with power-actuated (hydraulically) folding wings and in these respects the TBD was revolutionary. A semi-retractable landing gear was fitted, with the wheels designed to protrude 10in below the wings to permit a `wheels up’ landing which might limit damage to the aircraft. A crew of three was normally carried beneath a large `greenhouse’ canopy almost half the length of the aircraft.
This model depicts TBD-1 BuAer number 0344 which was received by VT-6 being formed commensurate with the USS Enterprise being commissioned. After later being transferred to VT-5, it would be lost at sea on April 21, 1941. The pilot Ens. D.D. Whyte, and Bombardier ACOM A.L. Christensen were killed. The gunner, Sea2c M.S. Starcevich survived.
But by 1941 the TBD had become obsolete, too slow, under armored and hobbled with the dysfunctional Mk XII torpedo which rarely worked. It was still in frontline service in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the US Navy had to fight with what it had left until the new TBF Avenger could be delivered to replace the Devastator. The TBD fought valiantly for the first 6 months of the war, especially in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway where most of the remaining TBD's in service were wiped out.
Credits
Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, US Naval ordinance bombs, bomb racks, Mk XIII torpedo, torpedo rack, VC, paint textures, panel, and .dp file.
Shessi: Pilot figure
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture
BeePee: Compass gauge
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file
To install copy into your main microsoft games\Combat flight Simulator2\AIRCRAFT folder. Copy the gauges into the Combat flight simulator2\GAUGES folder. Copy the Objects_dp folder to the Combat flight simulator2\OBJECTS_DP folder. Copy the SCENEDB folder to the Combat flight simulator2\SCENEDB folder.
ANIMATION CONTROLS (stock assignments)
Wing Fold Open/Close: Shift W
Tail Hook: Shift H
Canopy Open/Close : Shift C
Cowl Flaps Open: Shift E
Cowl Flaps Close: Cntrl E
Bomb Aim Bay Doors Open/Close: D
Flaps (engine must be running) Down: F
Flaps Retract: V
Gunner rear canopy opens and gunner raises gun when gear is retracted: G
Bombardier and Norden bomb sight appear when guns only or a bomb load out is selected.
Bombardier and Norden bomb sight disappear when a torpedo load out is selected.
Belly panel types swap out between bomb and torpedo load outs and when wings fold.
Captain Kurt
