Hi Mel,
theres 3 PTO B24 schemes in the Rising Sun addon.
Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator.
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B-24D The Eagar Beaver.
Serial number 123849.
Based at New Guinea between 1942-45.
Part of the 90th Bomb Group, 319th Bomb Squadron, 5th Air Force. Known as the Jolly Rogers.
The Jolly Rogers lost 91 Liberators between 1942 and 1945 flying from New Guinea in the Pacific Theatre, of these 25 were shot down in combat (11 during repeated attacks against WeWak) and a further 13 were scrapped as a result of combat damage.
Consolidated B24J-161 Liberator.
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Unit: 43rd BG, 65th BS.
5th USAAF.
'Cocktail Hour'
Serial number: 44-40428,
Port Moresby,
New Guinea.
1944.
5th Air Force Operational History.
14 B-17 Flying Fortresses that survived the Battle of the Philippines left Mindanao for Darwin, Australia, between 17 and 20 December 1941, the only aircraft of the Far East Air Force to escape. After its evacuation from the Philippines on 24 December 1941, FEAF headquarters moved to Australia and was reorganised and redesignated Fifth Air Force on 5 February 1942, with most of its combat aircraft based on fields on Java. It seemed at the time that the Japanese were advancing just about everywhere. The remaining heavy bombers of the 19th Bombardment Group, based at Malang on Java, flew missions against the Japanese in an attempt to stop their advance. They were joined in January and February, two or three at a time, by 37 B-17Es and 12 LB-30s of the 7th Bombardment Group. The small force of bombers, never numbering more than 20 operational at any time, could do little to prevent the invasion of the Netherlands East Indies, launching valiant but futile attacks against the masses of Japanese shipping, with six lost in combat, six in accidents, and 26 destroyed on the ground.
The 7th Bombardment Group was withdrawn to India in March 1942, leaving the 19th to carry on as the only B-17 Fortress-equipped group in the South Pacific. About this time it was decided that replacement B-17s would not be sent to the southwest Pacific, but be sent exclusively to the Eighth Air Force which was building up in England. By May, Fifth Air Force's surviving personnel and aircraft were detached to other commands and the headquarters remained unmanned for several months, but elements played a small part in the Battle of the Coral Sea 7th and 8th May 1942, when the 435th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group saw the Japanese fleet gathering in Rabaul area nearly two weeks before the battle actually took place. Because of the reconnaissance activity of the 435th Bomb Squadron, the US Navy was prepared to cope adequately with the situation. The squadron was commended by the US Navy for its valuable assistance not only for its excellent reconnaissance work but for the part played in the battle.
Headquarters Fifth Air Force was restaffed at Brisbane, Australia on 18 September 1942 and placed under the command of Major General George Kenney. United States Army Air Forces units in Australia, including Fifth Air Force, were eventually reinforced and re-organised following their initial defeats in the Philippines and the East Indies. At the time that Kenney had arrived, Fifth Air Force was equipped with three fighter groups and 5 bombardment groups.
In addition, Fifth Air Force controlled two transport squadrons and one photographic squadron comprising 1,602 officers and 18,116 men.
Kenney was later appointed commander of Allied air forces in the South West Pacific Area, reporting directly to General Douglas MacArthur. Under Kenney's leadership, the Fifth Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force provided the aerial spearhead for MacArthur's island hopping campaign.
When the war ended, Fifth Air Force had an unmatched record of 3,445 aerial victories, led by the nation's two top fighter aces Major Richard Bong and Major Thomas McGuire, with 40 and 38 confirmed victories respectively, and two of Fifth Air Force's ten Medal of Honor recipients.
A72 Consolidated B24 Liberator.
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Code: MJ-E.
Serial number: A72-58,
Unit: 21 Squadron, 82 Bomb Wing.
Royal Australian Air Force.
Pilot: Flight Lieutenant, Robert Butler.
South West Pacific 1945.
21 Squadron RAAF. As an element of the Citizen Air Force, No 21 Squadron formed at Laverton in April 1936. In September 1939, 21 Squadron mobilised for war and after re-equipping with Wirraways the Squadron began training in co-operation with the Army.
The Squadron moved to Singapore in August 1940 and 12 months later was re-equipped with Brewster Buffalo fighters. With its new aircraft, No 21 Squadron moved to the Malayan mainland where it became the only fighter squadron on the Malayan mainland when the Japanese attacked.
Japanese aircraft repeatedly bombed the Squadron's base at Sungai Pattani and several Buffaloes were destroyed or damaged. After unsuccessful attempts to intercept enemy bomber and fighter formations, No 21 Squadron vacated Sungai Pattani and withdrew along the Malay peninsula under constant Japanese attacks.
Reserves of Buffaloes were soon exhausted and by January 1942, the few remaining No 21 Squadron aircraft were transferred to No 453 Squadron. Unit personnel were then evacuated through Sumatra and Java, finally arriving in Australia in March 1942.
In September 1943 No. 21 Squadron was re-formed at Gawler, South Australia and re-equipped with Vultee Vengeance dive bombers. In December the unit moved to Lowood in Queensland for advanced training. In January and February 1944 the squadron then moved to Nazdab in New Guinea. By the end of February the unit had commenced attacks on Japanese barge hide-outs on the Wagol River, and was part of combined raids with other squadrons on the airstrips at Hansea Bay, Madang and Alexishafen.
Following further attacks in March against enemy camps around Pommern Bay and Rempi village, it was decided the short flying range of the Vengeance was unsuitable for the New Guinea campaign and No. 21 Squadron returned to Australia on 13 March 1943 to be re-equipped with Consolidated B24 Liberators. RAAF aircrews were trained and flew operationally with the USAAF 380th Bombardment Group prior to the arrival of the first nine Liberators for the RAAF in February 1944
The unit as a whole did not see operational service again until January 1945, when it attacked targets at Laga and a radio station at Moena Island. During January and February more than a hundred missions were flown against Japanese targets. In April the squadron attacked a convoy of ships near Koepang, damaging a cruiser. Other targets attacked included troop areas at Tawo and fuel tanks in Tarakan and Borneo. The squadron's operations in the last months of the war were concentrated around supporting the allied landings at Labuan and Balikpapan.
Following the end of the war the unit's aircraft were used as shipping escorts and as transports before returning to Tocumwal, New South Wales.
If you dont have Rising Sun, I can send you the planes and or just the textures if you want to have a crack at standalones.
regards Rob.
