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Greenhouse357
SOH-CM-2023
Extrordinary!! Just re-read "Ploesti" by James Dugan and Carol Stewart, the history of 'Tidal Wave', the low-level attack on the Romanian oil refinery at Ploesti, north of Bucharest on 1st August 1943. First read it when it was first published in 1962, when I was 17. The FR B24D includes the 98th Bomb Group's 'Sandman' featured in one of the defining images of the raid, hurdling the stacks at the Astro Romana plant. One day I'll do a few others.
DaveQ
Thanks Dave! That's one of the pics I was trying to recreate. I slewed all over North Africa and surrounding areas 'till I found a Ploesti-ish site.
EC-24A US Navy
Hi Aharon,
Unfortunately it´s not a free HJG model. It´s payware from Just Flight.
https://www.justflight.com/product/dc8-jetliner-series-50-to-70
Many greetings
RS
Hi Aharon,
Unfortunately it´s not a free HJG model. It´s payware from Just Flight.
https://www.justflight.com/product/dc8-jetliner-series-50-to-70
Many greetings
RS
Hi Zsolt,
once again my
Any chance this repaint will be uploaded?
Many greetings RS
Many years ago I was very fortunate to go to the reunion of the 98th Bomb group. Got to talk to a lot of the personal of the group and spending some time visiting with Col. John Kane who was awarded the Medal of Honor for the mission. Its was just great being there, and talking to some of the old pilots about flying, what great day!
. The Group gave me a book about the reunion and some of the mission they flew. I will never forget it.
. The Group gave me a book about the reunion and some of the mission they flew. I will never forget it.
manecas
Members +
Looks great, Rui!
Brian
thank you Brian, most kind.
its a beautiful model.
And a great paintkit too!
Mike71
SOH-CM-2025
The EC-24 is payware, Just Flight, part of their DC-8 collection. They have FSX and P3d versions.
The EC-24A was originally a United DC8-54F. The Navy got hands on it, gave it a Navy desig / BuNo so it was used under the "public aircraft" designation so it did not have to go through FAA STC certification after it was heavily modified as an electronic warfare training aircraft.
As best I recall, it was flown by a contract civilian cockpit crew with Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group (FEWSG) Navy types in back.
They would provide various spook services out of Norfolk against Navy surface groups working up for deployment, simulating Russian BEAR/BISON and cruise missile electronic emissions and tactics.
FEWSG also used modified A-3s, P-3s and TA-4s for similar purposes. I believe the EC-24 was useful for its ability to show up around a battle group or ship at very long range from shore, as well as a large variety of equipment and numerous operators.
The EC-24A was originally a United DC8-54F. The Navy got hands on it, gave it a Navy desig / BuNo so it was used under the "public aircraft" designation so it did not have to go through FAA STC certification after it was heavily modified as an electronic warfare training aircraft.
As best I recall, it was flown by a contract civilian cockpit crew with Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group (FEWSG) Navy types in back.
They would provide various spook services out of Norfolk against Navy surface groups working up for deployment, simulating Russian BEAR/BISON and cruise missile electronic emissions and tactics.
FEWSG also used modified A-3s, P-3s and TA-4s for similar purposes. I believe the EC-24 was useful for its ability to show up around a battle group or ship at very long range from shore, as well as a large variety of equipment and numerous operators.
Greenhouse357
SOH-CM-2023
Many years ago I was very fortunate to go to the reunion of the 98th Bomb group. Got to talk to a lot of the personal of the group and spending some time visiting with Col. John Kane who was awarded the Medal of Honor for the mission. Its was just great being there, and talking to some of the old pilots about flying, what great day!
. The Group gave me a book about the reunion and some of the mission they flew. I will never forget it.
Hi Taco, I too got to go to the final reunion of the 357th F.G. in 2001 at Dayton. It was a very memorable event and one I still think of today. Like you said, it's something you can't forget!
I did Kane's mount and "Wongo Wongo" a couple of weeks ago but wasn't happy with the noseart. Not good enough pictures to use so I didn't upload them. I will work on them again and see what I can do to make them better.
Bob.
