http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php/...ry/21-ansonmki


Ok this is Non BOB :)

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y...s1440/6sqd.jpg
Avro Anson A4-32 of 6 Squadron RAAF left Richmond airfield at 12:40 pm on Friday 28 April 1939 on a flight that was expected to last less than 3 hours. This was part of an Air Navigation course they were being trained in. The particular exercise for this flight was a wind finding direction course over the sea. The weather was clear and fine and weather conditions in no way contributed to the crash which ultimately happened.

After leaving Richmond Airfield the Avro Anson was flown out to sea in the vicinity of Smith Head, Sydney. The crew maintained constant radio communication with the airfield and the flight proceeded without incident until approximately 3:30pm. At 3:27pm a radio message was received from the aircraft to the effect that the aerial was being reeled in preparatory to landing. At that time the aircraft was within a few miles of the airfield and within a few minutes of landing. This was the last message received from the aircraft.

At 3:30pm Avro Anson A4-32 crashed into the ground. There were several eye witnesses. It would appear the aircraft was flying in normal level flight at about 1,000 feet when eye witnesses heard some spluttering from the engines along with the noises of backfiring and puffs of smoke were seen coming from the aircraft.

The nose of the Avro Anson dropped to an angle of 30 degrees and it started to lose height. Eye witnesses then indicated they could hardly hear the noise of the engines but they then made a sudden roaring noise and the nose pulled up again.. But then it went into a steeper dive and crashed directly into the ground with its engines roaring.

The following four crew members of Avro Anson A4-32 were killed instantly:-

Pilot Officer Maxwell Leonard Hickson (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Lloyd George Harness (Pilot)
Aircraftman Raymond Duncan Knight (Wireless Operator)
Aircraftman Harrie Clarke (Fitter Armourer)

@Shado

Did you have a photo of Freeborn's ZP+C Spit? I ask because, with rare exception, virtually all the images (profiles, photos) of 74 Sqdn Spits, for example Sailor Malan's ZP+A, have shown the unit/acft ID letters as being horizontally aligned rather than 'stepped'/non-aligned. Both aligned and non-aligned letters were used by RAF (I believe more of the former style).

I do not yet have COD, but it appears that all the default Spit skins have non-aligned/stepped letters...this oddity/error was noted during the many months of pre-release updates, but was apparently not changed upon release.

However, it now appears that skinners can apply either style of lettering....Recently I noticed in the Kristorf's skins thread that he had done an historically accurate 54 Sqdn aligned Spit KL+B. Also, here is Reflected's Malan ZP+A skin with aligned letters:
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3853/unledvj.jpg



In a nutshell, I am curious why you chose the non-aligned lettering style for your Freeborn ZP+C skin.

Meanwhile, many Thanks to you (and the other skinners) for all your work/contributions.

Ok so this is wrong then? it's all I have used to work from.

I got to say I'm a bit dissapointed i got it wrong.

https://www.aviationillustration.com...iremk1.30a.jpg
https://www.aviationillustration.com...oducts_id=2049

Wow, what a surprise!

Nice skin, like that yellow underside. Beautiful and thanks again for your hard work ;)

Hellloooooooo here's version 2 of John Freeborns Spitfire based on feedback.


http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?...tid=48&cid=124
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-S...7-10_00038.jpg

Thank you.

Superb mate,quality is king,and you are the King;)

hehe no not a king mate, just a pretender to the throne ;)

Thanks though

Nice spit, shado
Great work as always

Thanks Doc, :grin:

Hurricane Mk I P3120 RF-A of No 303 'Polish' Sqn, flown by Flg Off Z K Henneberg, September 1940

Available from Airwarfare.com

http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?...tid=53&cid=125

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b.../s1600/303.jpg



No. 303 (Polish) Squadron was formed on 2 August 1940 at RAF Northolt, and became operational on 31 August. Its initial cadre was 13 Officer and 8 NCO pilots and 135 Polish ground staff. At the outset, serving RAF officers were appointed to serve as CO (S/L RG Kellett) and Flight Commanders (F/L JA Kent and F/L AS Forbes) alongside their Polish compatriots, as the Polish pilots were unfamiliar with RAF Fighter Command language, procedures and training.

On 31 August, the squadron was scrambled in the late afternoon on its first operational sortie. In a dogfight over Kent, 'A ' Flight claimed four confirmed and two probable victories over Messerschmitt Bf 109, possibly of LG 2. Claimants were are Kellet, F/O. Henneberg, P/O Feric and Sgt. Karubin.

Although the number of Battle of Britain claims was overestimated (as with virtually all fighter units), No. 303 Squadron was one of top fighter units in the battle and the best Hurricane-equipped one.

According to historian John Alcorn, 44 victories are positively verified, making 303 Squadron the fourth highest scoring squadron of the battle, after Squadron Nos. 603 AuxAF (57.8 verified kills), 609 AuxAF (48 verified kills) and 41 (45.33 verified kills), which all flew Spitfires.[5] It was also had the highest kill-to-loss ratio; of 2.8:1. However, J. Alcorn was not able to attribute 30 aircraft shot down to any particular unit, and according to Jerzy Cynk and other Polish historians, the actual number of victories for 303 Squadron was about 55–60.[5] According to Polish historian Jacek Kutzner the verified number of kills of 303 Squadron is around 58.8, which would still place it above all other squadrons regarding verified kills.

This is presented by Kutzner's chart, which shows Polish confirmed kills ,confirmed kills of all Allied squadrons, including Polish and real German losses on each day when 303 Squadron was involved in air combats

The name chosen by the squadron was in honour of the famous Polish Kosciuszko Squadron which fought during the Polish-Soviet War in 1920. No. 303 Squadron was also linked to the original Kosciuszko Escadrille through personnel that had served in the squadron. Later, further air force units from the aforementioned unit were renamed the 7th, 121st and 111th Escadrilles of the Polish Air Force.

Shado,

you are great buddy. Your skins are fantastic.

When will we see a Bf110 or a JU88 skin? What about a Wellington? Keep up your great work.

Thanks mate