TOW_Stirling_MkIII 2026-06-20

[mongoose]

mongoose submitted a new resource:

TOW_Stirling_MkIII - This is Ted NachtPiloten's follow up to his MkI

This is Ted NachtPiloten's follow up to his Mk I. I assume all credits as for the MkI and I assume Bravo4 did the textures. All other credits would be as the MkI, but I have no other info on that.

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[flashgordon]

199 Squadron were taken off operations from Lakenheath in May 1944 and transferred to 100 Group flying out of North Creake. They were issued with 'Mandrel' equipped Stirling Mk.III all with LJ Serials and started their Special Missions on 5th June 1944 carrying an 8th crew member to work the new radar jamming set and drop 'window' to give the bomber stream a screen. The texture shows EX-R Serial LJ525 'Jolly Roger' which started missions on the 16th June and completed some 60 before the Stirlings were gradually replaced by Halifax Mk.IIIs in February/March 1945. It is possible that LJ525 and similar Mandrel aircraft would have carried the suffix /G to show that it carried secret equipment and must be guarded should it land away from it's home airfield.