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502RAF CC Whitley skinpack by UncleTgt

UncleTgt

UncleTgt

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Skins - British

Description: The Whitleys of 502 sqn RAF Coastal Command by UncleTgt.

This is a collection of repaints for Shessi's excellent Whitley Mk. V & Mk. VII Coastal Command for CFS2. It illustrates the development of camoflage used for maritime patrol. A separate file give details on them.

This zip contains: The airfile was created by Peperez, & adopts the distinctive "nose-down" attitude in level flight. The panel is a direct copy of Shessi's Whitley MkV panels, all I've done is to make it WIN 7 friendly. The dp includes exhaust effects, & several weapon loads.

Weapons used are: Bismark13's 250lb bomb from his Beaufighter packages, Shessi's own British 250lb Depth charge
Baldy's MkVII aerial depth charge.

To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/ copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS2 install.

Thanks to: Ted Cook for a great aircraft, & his willingness to support converting them for use in CFS2, Shessi for his work at bringing older models up to code, & inventing novel solutions so CFS2 can simulate such a wide range of combat operations, and to Peperez for helping with the challenge of making a more accurate airfile.

Also, thanks to Bismark13 for his 250lb bomb, Baldy for his MkVII aerial depth charge, Kelticheart for his exhaust effects, & his inspiration for the propeller bitmaps.

This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.

UncleTgt,

MAR 2015

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit 502RAF CC Whitley skinpack UT.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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UncleTgt,

You did an outstanding job with these, but tell me...why do some of the Coastal Command repaints appear to have standard RAF Bomber Command camouflage? :dizzy:
 
Andrew,

RAF Coastal Command was a Cinderella service. At the start of WW2 the only long range patrol aircraft were flying boats. The patrol requirements quickly surpassed available resources, & so transfers from Bomber Command aircraft were the only "quick" option.

The white camo only became standard during August of 1941, after 2 years of war. Heck, the official camo until May '41 was Temperate Land Scheme (that's Dark Green/ Dark Earth) over Sky or Night (for Heavy Bomber transfers):hopelessness:.

http://www.hrmtech.com/sig/articles/coastal_cam.asp

The Operational Research Group was a key element in getting the change in aircraft appearance. See the attached synopsis for a summary of the many ways this group's work influenced the outcome of the Battle of the Atlantic.
 
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