After a hiatus due to family problems, here is another of my Ez -scenery/Afcad creations for FS2004; it makes use of objects from various sources; including for the road vehicles the objects by Edmundo Abad (converted by Shessi)
feel free to tweek/add /edit to suit yourself. No ground poly. (ADE and SBuilder won't run on my system)
I haven't put all 52 dispersals in place !
Royal Air Force Raydon or more simply RAF Raydon is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Ipswich, England.
History
Raydon airfield was constructed by the 833rd and 862nd Aviation Engineer Battalions.
Although only ever used by fighters, Raydon airfield was constructed as a standard Class A bomber airfield.
As a result, its main concrete runway was approximately 6000 ft long with two intersecting concrete runways of 4200 ft.
Two T-2 type hangars were built at opposite ends of the airfield and 52 concrete dispersal points were located around the perimeter track.
Accommodation for over 2800 personnel was built to the south east of the airfield.
Raydon was primarily a fighter station for the Eighth and Ninth United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). During the Second World War it was known as USAAF Station 157.
The first American occupants of Raydon was the 357th Fighter Group, (P51 Mustangs) moving in from Casper AAF, Wyoming on 30 November 1943, followed by the 358th Fighter Group which
moved to RAF Raydon from RAF Leiston on 31 January 1944.(P47 Thunderbolts)
(The 358th was initially assigned to the 66th Fighter Wing, (HQ Sawston Hall, Cambridge), then transferred to the Ninth Air Force on 1 February 1944 in exchange for the 357th FG.
Finally Replacing the 9th AF 358th FG was the 353rd Fighter Group, moving in from RAF Metfeld in April 1944. swapping their P47's for P51 Mustangs' in Oct 1944
Being constructed to 'Bomber' standard it was made use of on occasions as an emergency field by returning bombers.
feel free to tweek/add /edit to suit yourself. No ground poly. (ADE and SBuilder won't run on my system)
I haven't put all 52 dispersals in place !
Royal Air Force Raydon or more simply RAF Raydon is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Ipswich, England.
History
Raydon airfield was constructed by the 833rd and 862nd Aviation Engineer Battalions.
Although only ever used by fighters, Raydon airfield was constructed as a standard Class A bomber airfield.
As a result, its main concrete runway was approximately 6000 ft long with two intersecting concrete runways of 4200 ft.
Two T-2 type hangars were built at opposite ends of the airfield and 52 concrete dispersal points were located around the perimeter track.
Accommodation for over 2800 personnel was built to the south east of the airfield.
Raydon was primarily a fighter station for the Eighth and Ninth United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). During the Second World War it was known as USAAF Station 157.
The first American occupants of Raydon was the 357th Fighter Group, (P51 Mustangs) moving in from Casper AAF, Wyoming on 30 November 1943, followed by the 358th Fighter Group which
moved to RAF Raydon from RAF Leiston on 31 January 1944.(P47 Thunderbolts)
(The 358th was initially assigned to the 66th Fighter Wing, (HQ Sawston Hall, Cambridge), then transferred to the Ninth Air Force on 1 February 1944 in exchange for the 357th FG.
Finally Replacing the 9th AF 358th FG was the 353rd Fighter Group, moving in from RAF Metfeld in April 1944. swapping their P47's for P51 Mustangs' in Oct 1944
Being constructed to 'Bomber' standard it was made use of on occasions as an emergency field by returning bombers.
