Corsair IV British Pacific Fleet 45 skin by UncleTgt
This is a repaint for Dbolts excellent unmirrored CFS2 Corsair.
This aircraft is from 1841 squadron F.A.A. based on H.M.S. Formidable, Japanese Home Islands JUL/AUG 45. This particular plane was flown by canadian Lt RH "Hammy" Gray, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
ADMIRALTY Whitehall, 13th November, 1945.
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS for valour to: —
the late Temporary Lieutenant Robert Hampton GRAY, R.C.N.V.R.,
for great valour in leading an attack on a Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Wan, on 9th August, 1945. In the face of fire from shore batteries and a heavy concentration of fire from some five warships Lieutenant Gray pressed home his attack, flying very low in order to ensure success, and, although he was hit and his aircraft was in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. Lieutenant Gray has consistently shown a brilliant fighting spirit and most inspiring leadership.
A memorial service honoring Gray's act of bravery was held in 2006 and a memorial erected at Onagawa Bay, just metres away from where his plane crashed. This is the only memorial dedicated to a foreign soldier on Japanese soil.
To install, unzip the download and place your chosen texture files in the texture folder for Dbolts F4U1D_corsair model within the aircraft folder in your CFS2 Main Directory.
Thanks to
Dbolt for a great rework.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions
UncleTgt
AUG 2010
Submitted by UncleTgt
This is a repaint for Dbolts excellent unmirrored CFS2 Corsair.
This aircraft is from 1841 squadron F.A.A. based on H.M.S. Formidable, Japanese Home Islands JUL/AUG 45. This particular plane was flown by canadian Lt RH "Hammy" Gray, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
ADMIRALTY Whitehall, 13th November, 1945.
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS for valour to: —
the late Temporary Lieutenant Robert Hampton GRAY, R.C.N.V.R.,
for great valour in leading an attack on a Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Wan, on 9th August, 1945. In the face of fire from shore batteries and a heavy concentration of fire from some five warships Lieutenant Gray pressed home his attack, flying very low in order to ensure success, and, although he was hit and his aircraft was in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. Lieutenant Gray has consistently shown a brilliant fighting spirit and most inspiring leadership.
A memorial service honoring Gray's act of bravery was held in 2006 and a memorial erected at Onagawa Bay, just metres away from where his plane crashed. This is the only memorial dedicated to a foreign soldier on Japanese soil.
To install, unzip the download and place your chosen texture files in the texture folder for Dbolts F4U1D_corsair model within the aircraft folder in your CFS2 Main Directory.
Thanks to
Dbolt for a great rework.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions
UncleTgt
AUG 2010
Submitted by UncleTgt
