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FR Handley Page Halifax WIP

mike_cyul

mike_cyul

SOH-CM-2025
Just in case you're interested, some work-in-progress screenshots of the Handley Page Halifax Mk.III. Still things to do, obviously, but it's slowly coming along. I have to say, getting to know this aircraft has been a very enjoyable process.

Mike

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Looks awesome

A lot of great aircraft coming out in the future, going to be spending a bit of money I think!
 
Going to have to put my CC in a cool place. With this Halifax and the AH Lancaster it is starting to overheat wit excitement. Used to fly the Alpha Sim Halifax a lot in FS9 and FSX but sadly it no longer works in P3D.
 
Thanks, guys :) . If you happen to be interested in learning more about Halifax's and in particular their operational history, there a great group on Facebook that I discovered when doing the research. Ken Marshall posts daily the Bomber Command diary entries for the present date, but 75 years ago (currently at Feb.3, 1943). Great place to get a feel for RAF bomber operations on a day-by-day basis, in real time. Highly recommended, and lists not just for the Halifax, but for all RAF bombers (seeing as there's an excellent Lancaster coming up) and what they were doing that day, plus the outcomes. https://www.facebook.com/groups/360779000665606/

Mike
 
That looks absolutely awesome Mike! :encouragement:

It always amazes me that the British only had one pilot who had to wrestle such a large aircraft, must have been exhausting flying one of those on a night mission to Germany and (Hopefully) back..
 
Never thought we'd see an FsX/P3D Halibag, so it's brilliant that Mike is making one:applause:
 
I believe that one of the reasons you had one pilot was you only lost one. He had the Flight Engineer to assist in things like throttle control on take off.
 
As usual Mike you pick the coolest of the cool to do for flightsimming. I'm still in love with the DC-4!:jump::jump::jump:
Ted
 
Already got a Haliibag base done to fly it from... This one is very much on my wishlist!

Quick questions though, Mike, if I may?

Do you use LODs? I'd love to make an AI file to put a bunch of Halifaxes around the dispersals at Elvington, but experience says that might not be a good idea (read: won't be!) if it's trying to load all the detail on all the models at the same time.

Also, are any of these squadrons likely to be represented, please? 77Sq RAF, 346 "Guyenne" or 347 "Tunisie" squadrons, FFAF - these were the Halifx units based at Elvington, so would obviously be the ones I'd like to see.

Don't ask for much, do I? :engel016: <whistles innocently>

All the best,

Ian P.
 
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