Setback's armed pink photo low level photo recon Spitfire

[major_setback]

Setback's armed pink low level photo recon Spitfire


Download:
http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php/downloads/viewdownload/48-spitfiremkia/556-setback-s-armed-photo-recon-spitfire-pink


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"Undertaking very low level oblique reconnaissance sorties put the PR Spitfire into the
range of German fighters and anti-aircraft guns.
One response was to produce an armed PR Spitfire.

The PR Mk IG (PR MK VII) carried the standard machine guns of the Mk Ia,
combined with the extra fuselage fuel tank of the PR versions. Used in "Dicing",
short for Dicing With Death, Operations, a number of the aircraft were painted in
a very pale pink camouflage colour and others in standard fighter colours.

Fitted with the "G" camera installation which was two vertical F.24 cameras,
the front camera having a 5" or 8" lens fitted, with the rear camera having a 8" or 14" lens.
Also fitted was an oblique F.24 with either a 8" or 14" lens, it could be fitted facing either side of the aircraft.
With this wide range of cameras, the PR.IG could undertake a wide range of tasks.
However, fitted with only a fuel tank behind the pilot, it was limited by its range.
A total of 45 aircraft were converted to this variant."


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spit.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/9_295.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirepinkrepo1280.jpg~original
Illustration from: British Warplanes Of World War II, edited by Daniel J. March - published by Grange Books.



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc9vc.jpg~original


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc9vh.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc9i.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka025pinkSc4.jpg~original


Camera ports - underside. Dirt and oil stains are my own (not in-game).

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc9u.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc9t.jpg~original



more screenshots
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc4.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/Spitfirephotoreconpinka029WEARsc9v.jpg~original




I hope you like the skin.

major-setback

[MB_Avro_UK]

Many thanks.

Out of interest, why were the wing roundels stencilled so close to the fuselage?
Perhaps to reduce visibility?

[checkmysix]

Hi Major
WOW..Beautiful Skin and Screenies Mate:cool::cool::cool:

[major_setback]

Hi Major
WOW..Beautiful Skin and Screenies Mate:cool::cool::cool:

Thanks! At the moment I'm actually working on a Grey-Green and Brown-Green version of this skin. Shouldn't take long now...Oh, and similar generic skins too.

Thanks all for the feedback, it is always encouraging.

cheers. Setback

[major_setback]

Many thanks.

Out of interest, why were the wing roundels stencilled so close to the fuselage?
Perhaps to reduce visibility?


There are no roundels underneath either. So maybe, as you say, it does have something to do with reduced visibility. Though I can't see how changing their placement would help.

cheers,
Setback