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Latecoere 298 released by Baldy!

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Sometime ago Rami asked if UncleTgt and I could make the French floatplane Latecoere 298 - well, here it is -an unusual aircraft with very complicated cockpit and gunners hatches. It also has folding wings - this would only be done out of the water in real life with those aircraft for use in seaplane tenders but I couldn't resist showing off.

As usual I've really only done the modelling leaving UncleTgt to do the real work of making it look the part and flying right - he has produced three textures - a 1940 version equipped with torpedo, bombs or depth charges ( when the Germans attacked France in May 1940 the French were so hard pressed they used the 298 as dive bombers ), a Vichy version and an RAF one of an aircraft that escaped to Malta in 1940





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Latecoere 298

another couple of pics

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Latecoere 298.zip

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - France

Description: French Aeronavalle float plane of the immediate pre-war period. Although designed as a torpedo bomber when war came to France in May 1940 the French had to resort to using the 298 as a battlefield dive bomber. (with mixed results)

After the armistice the Vichy forces were allowed to keep some as patrol/recce aircraft, the Germans took a couple for evaluation and one escaped to Malta where it was put to use by the RAF.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Latecoere 298.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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Baldy,

Many thanks for this! I test flew her this evening, but unfortunately can't post any screenshots at the moment, since I am making a bombing run on Belfast as part of KG 54 "Totenkopf" in my Junkers Schnellbomber at the moment...:very_drunk:

Once I tidy a few things up, I will fly the Latecoere down to the Riviera to continue operations.
 
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