Early Repain Request...Catalina

[grumpos]

Not the best photo of an early 210 Cat, but probably the best that will turn up:

Best wishes
Steve P

 

[jdhaenens]

Wow, you're right about that. That's great, thanks a bunch.

I've repainted/resized the statics:

 

[Dag]

Not the best photo of an early 210 Cat, but probably the best that will turn up:

Best wishes
Steve P

What I needed to know really! Had to know the style/size of those code letters. Will see what I can do.


I would gave wished for DA-G.... :toilet:

 

[JensOle]

Wow, you're right about that. That's great, thanks a bunch.

I've repainted/resized the statics:

Looks good! It will be a perfect place for flying the 333 skv Catalina from!
Great time period scenery/airfields makes the flying experience much more interesting.

 

[Nick C]

The image I have in a book here of No. 209 Squadron Catatalina GR.Mk IIA (VA703), shows the bottom of the wings and engines painted white.

 

[grumpos]

I would gave wished for DA-G.... :toilet:

Ah, the holy grail of flightsimming.

Best wishes
Steve P

 

[grumpos]

The image I have in a book here of No. 209 Squadron Catatalina GR.Mk IIA (VA703), shows the bottom of the wings and engines painted white.

I have a photo of a 210 Sqn Cat in that scheme as well, but it is mid-1944 and flying from Sullom Voe. The white scheme was a late war development, as illustrated by Nils on his Norwegian site linked to above.

Best wishes
Steve P

 

[Nick C]

Thanks Steve, I missed that.

 

[jdhaenens]

Ask and Ye shall receive...LOL. I figure if there was a DAA, well there had to be a DAG... Another new paint on the statics.

 

[Dag]

Ah, the holy grail of flightsimming.

Best wishes
Steve P

LOL.... well... I have researched Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark Slate Grey a bit further. Expect the colours less vivid on DAE compared to 333 (N) Sqn one.
Aaaaannnndd! Have patience:isadizzy:

 

[jdhaenens]

Thanks, Dag.

 

[Dag]

And in progress, nothing to show yet... sorry

Thanks

 

[Dag]

Here's a screenshot of the No. 210 Sqn Catalina Mk. I I've been working on for a couple of days.

Thanks to all the good people here that helped me on finding reference material for this one. I guess it's a pretty straightforward scheme but I really needed to know what the codes looked like as there were so many styles in use. The b/w scans made by Steve P made my day, and decision for that matter ..

 

[Roger]

Excellent!

 

[jdhaenens]

Looks great, Dag! I might have to look for some info on Sullom Voe and Invergordon now. I think someone has already done Reykjavik, but I haven't got it installed so know nothing of the seaplane facilities. I am already well along on Oak Harbor, WA Seaplane Base.

Thanks!

Jim

 

[stiz]

very nice

 

[Cazzie]

You know, what is sad in my case, is that of all the planes in the Navy's repertoire, the one my father flew the most was a "Cat". The sad part is, there was no certain "Cat", it could have been many doing search, rescue, and repair during Iwo and Okinawa. He was on board an Attack Cargo Transport, AKA-78 "Trego". He was a Master Mechanic, Welder and Master Diver (hard hat) and when ships were damaged below waterline, it was his duty to fly out in a "Cat" with his team and repair damages.

I'm sure I could find some information on PBYs that serve in those campaigns and do one and chances are, he was on it.

It will have to go to top shelf on my wanna gets.

Caz

 

[Dag]

Hello there,

210 sqn repaint may be downloaded from:

http://www.dagrs.net/files/Cat_210sq_RAF.zip

I was unable to get to the upload section at SOH and the AVSIM file library was down so I resorted to my own site.

Thanks

 

[italoc]

Hello there,

210 sqn repaint may be downloaded from:

http://www.dagrs.net/files/Cat_210sq_RAF.zip

I was unable to get to the upload section at SOH and the AVSIM file library was down so I resorted to my own site.

Thanks

Thank you Dag, d/loading now.
Italo

 

[gajit]

Wow - looks great.