finally arrived!

not sure where they ended up... seems the 'Tiger Force' was little known about and finding where particular Lancs went is a bit of a puzzle... still... think i'll finish this and then sling some camo onto the ole' girl...
 
I remember a story about those black & white Lancs from an issue of Aeroplane some time ago, might have to try and find it tomorrow.
 
ok... now to the main course... the 'B-Type' RAF Camouflage... still work in progress, the 'A-Type' Camouflage was just a horizontal mirror across the top planform... still.... we'll get there :jump:

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Shame about the way-too-small nose turret in the FCS Lancaster, amongst other things. Plane Design's FS9 Lancaster is a far more accurate exterior model, and functions very well in FSX.
 
that it might be but it's about the best FSX Native model there is for the Lancaster (having self-shadowing, 'Bump' Map, Specular map etc...), i still use the PD one in FS9 though... anyways, here's an update... still a fair whack to do including removing the Alpha Channels, Adjusting spec map etc... but the B-Type Camouflage is shaping up...

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ok... first camo bird is done, might feather the camouflage edges slightly but not quite decided yet... anyways here we have W4118 ZN-Y, called 'Admiral Prune' of 106Sqn based at RAF Syerston, this particular Lancaster was flown by Guy Gibson in '42/ early '43

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yeah i'm just tweaking a few little bits now, getting Thumbnail images, writing the usual bumf... then i can do a few other Lanc B.I's...
 
Ferry_vO said:
Didn't they fly a couple of those over to the US?
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I don't know which squadron it was or the particulars behind the tour, but yes, there were three or four RAF Lancs dispatched from the UK for a postwar tour of the US and Canada wearing black and white schemes. There was a kid I chummed around with in high school who was the son of one of the maintenance crew members who went on the tour and decided to settle in Canada when he left the service. I remember seeing his scrapbook with newspaper articles and photos about the tour as well as a squadron patch that he'd kept.

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Found the article in the July 2006 issue (No memory problems yet it seems!) . The No. 35 Squadron flew to the USA from July 8th till August 29th 1946, with 16 Lancasters still painted in the 'Tiger force' colours. (And one York for technical support.)
The official name was 'Operation Lancaster' but is was also known as 'Operation Goodwill'. They flew from Britain to the Azores on towards Gander and then started a tour that led them from New York to Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Long Beach, San Antonio, Washington and back to New York.
 
thanks for the info Ferry! just working on another couple... have uploaded pack 1 to Flightsim.com so they should be up in next day or two, upload here had to be shelved while i figure a way to meet the filesize limits... might have to split it down from a 'Triple pack' to singular paints...
 
latest out my paint shed, basking in the wonderful Greek sunshine... LE-P (LL966) of 630Sqn at RAF East Kirby in Summer 1944

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Thanks FK, just took the newest girl out for a spin... A2ussie of 460 (RAAF) Squadron from RAF Binbrook in Summer 1944, meets a Tiger Force Lanc... an impromptu Formation 'photocall' was immediately put into action..

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...just some nice formation flying... nothing happens quickly in a Lanc, with certain notable exceptions... :icon_lol:
 
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