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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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REQ: FSX SB2C Helldiver

Prowler1111 said:
Now i´m convinced i´m invisible..not even the most interested member in this subject responds......:jump:..

Prowler:d
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Prowler, you got my vote!!! :jump: While I'm a Vietnam Era USAF vet, I love almost all warbirds, and the SB2C is one of my favs. It would definitely have a spot on my deck! :applause:

And to Helldiver, from one vet to another, Thank You, SIR! :salute:
(I know, us non-coms don't like to be called "Sir", but this is a courtesy to your age and experience.)
 
there is no secret code, i said 2 pages ago, plain and simple, we´ll do one, can´t be freeware but we need as much info as we can get on the plane..from you.
Also sent Helldiver a PM asking him for more info, to no avail...lol...
Best regards
Prowler
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Prowler1111 said:
there is no secret code, i said 2 pages ago, plain and simple, we´ll do one, can´t be freeware but we need as much info as we can get on the plane..from you.
Also sent Helldiver a PM asking him for more info, to no avail...lol...
Best regards
Prowler
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Roger that. PM me your email address and I'll send you a couple of PDFs I have;
Squadron Signal SB2C In Action, and SB2C in Detail.

If I can find anymore useful info, I'll forward that as well.

BR's,
mal
 
Prowler, I will be glad to send you what Helldiver stuff I've got. The problem is that's it's on an old computer and I'm not certain if it works or not. I might have to do some hard drive swapping. I beg you patience 'cause I'm old.
 
Helldiver said:
Prowler, I will be glad to send you what Helldiver stuff I've got. The problem is that's it's on an old computer and I'm not certain if it works or not. I might have to do some hard drive swapping. I beg you patience 'cause I'm old.
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Rgr that Helldiver


Mal:
Your PM INBOX is full, not admitting new pm´s

Best regards

Prowler
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Ron, check your PM. I sent you a link to a PDF file for the SB2C-5 pilot manual. I also have these books, from which I scan pages. The Squadron Signal one has some good 3-view drawings and othe data.

EDIT - Looks like mal998 already sent you the Squadron Singal one in PDF form. Cool!
 
RAZBAM steps up once again.

This is great news. I don't know how you can talk about WWII Carrier Ops without the "Helldiver"
 
@ helldiver: I always wondered, was there some kind of mechanism in the rear gun(s) that prevented the gunnner from accidentally shooting in the rear fuselage or stabilizers in the heat of the action or by mistake (like blocking or disabling the trigger at a certain location)?

cheers,
Mark
 
Prowler1111 said:
there is no secret code, i said 2 pages ago, plain and simple, we´ll do one, can´t be freeware but we need as much info as we can get on the plane..from you.
Also sent Helldiver a PM asking him for more info, to no avail...lol...
Best regards
Prowler
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There you go, I thought we'd get the right reaction...;)

Looks like you'll be seeing your beloved 2CEE after all mate.


B.
 
roger-wilco-66 said:
@ helldiver: I always wondered, was there some kind of mechanism in the rear gun(s) that prevented the gunnner from accidentally shooting in the rear fuselage or stabilizers in the heat of the action or by mistake (like blocking or disabling the trigger at a certain location)?

cheers,
Mark
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There were blocks set up keeping a careless gunner from shooting the plane up. As a consequence our field of fire was limited to a narrow cone from 8 o'clck to 4 o'clock. Since it was impossible to shoot straight up, there was a physcal limits in that direction. As a gunnery platform it really stunk.
The TBF gunners had it better but being confined in that turret was really torture when it was hot.
 
You got my money...

Remember making a model kit of this aircraft many, many moons ago. I was so young I didnt appreciate what I was building and the fact that the model company would stop producing plastic kits and the ones I had waiting to be built would be worth a mint some 30 years later!
What sticks in my mind when thinking back to that glue encrusted model? The love I had of that stonking great radial engine sitting on the end of a ruddy great long nose with big fat wings that gave the aircraft a menacing, solid, reliable feel to it. That Helldiver downed more plastic foes, sank more plastic ships, shot up more plastic figurines that anyone could shake a stick at, then my mother trod on it whilst vaccuming... I cried, I tantrumed and it was put back together with more glue than a Bostik factory but... It was my Helldiver... And I loved it. (I never had a cuddly toy as a nipper, my Dad just gave me model airplanes LOL!)

So yeah, anybody who makes one then you got my money in advance if need be.
 
Chk6..by any chance it was the matchbox 1/72 one? i had like 3 of them, just one in display conditions..lol...still at my room over my folks...

Prowler
 
Prowler1111 said:
Chk6..by any chance it was the matchbox 1/72 one? i had like 3 of them, just one in display conditions..lol...still at my room over my folks...

Prowler
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I have fond memories of building a wonderful Monogram 1/48 scale Helldiver (now I am dating myself).

It was loaded with moving features, folding wings, opening/closing bomb bay, retractable landing gear...what a great model that was.

Monogram had a complete line of 1/48 scale WWII Navy and Army aircraft. I built 'em all...P-39, F4F, TBM, SBD etc. etc.

Good times, those days!
 
I remember a USN dive bomber called "The Big Tail F****R. Is this the one they were talking about? My father-in-law told me a story about a mission he went on. He was not a crew member just knew the pilot. He learned how to use the gun before the end of the flight.
 
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