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  NEW SCREENSHOTS "SINGAPORE FIGHTERS" Campaign

Posted by: miker8
06.05.2007, 14:45
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For more info and when you are interested you can download the campaign from the NEW! AAA_Forum IL2 Missions Site !! and you can expect more in the nearby future.... enjoy


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  [DOWNLOAD] CAMPAIGN SINGAPORE FIGHTERS

Posted by: miker8
06.05.2007, 07:31
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DESCRIPTION : this is a highly detailed campaign [ FB aep PF MERGED INSTALL V 4.04M OR HIGHER] with RAF Hurricanes during the battle in Malaya [1942].
it starts with the landing of Japanese troops in the north west coast of Malaya and ends sadly with the capitulation of Singapore. The story of the pilot is totally fictional and the missions are very semi historical so I appoligize to the purists among us. The reason I do this, is because you can never feel the real intensity of wartime [ and I'm glad I never have..], so I feel the need to have more space to make the missions more lively and interesting , detailing harbours and cities are therefore verry important and I spent days with placing al kinds of static and moving objects.This is one of the main reasons why I have to warn you to set youre graphics lower than you are used to. Sure, if you have a super PC get it on perfect with water on 4!!. I hope you wil enjoy the campaign,

Miker8

Special thanks to Istvan Csizmadia from VPmedia, for reviewing and providing me with excellent VP-media Hurricane skins.

IMPORTANT; when you unzip the file , you got to open the map for instructions to paste the campaign into the game.. enjoy.




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  WWII Pilot Combat Reports

Posted by: Guest
06.05.2007, 02:45
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I hope you guys can find some good combat accounts for us all to read! :)

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  Peter Brothers & 'Sammy' Sampson (Spits v Fw190's)

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06.05.2007, 02:43
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[color=orange][size=150]Peter Brothers led a 'Rodeo' sweep by No 131 Sqn over northern France on 7 August 1944. Flying as his wingman was Sqn Ldr 'Sammy' Sampson, an experienced pilot serving as a Staff Officer at No 10 Grp HQ between tours. They encountered six Fw 190s and set off in pursuit at low-level. Brothers describes the one-sided action that followed: It was a long haul to catch up with them, and during the pursuit I realised that the pilot of the aircraft I had singled out really hadn't got a clue. All he did to shake me off was make gentle turns to the left and right, which slowed him down a fair bit and thus allowed me to catch him up even quicker After a hectic chase at about 250 ft off the deck Sammy and I finally came within firing distance of our respective targets and gave them quick bursts of cannon, which clobbered them both. One of my rounds went straight into the cockpit of the Fw 190, no doubt killing its occupant instantly. It really was quite horrific as I always preferred to knock off part of the wing or set the engine ablaze, which gave the pilot a sporting chance of bailing out or crash landing. This action left an unpleasant taste in my mouth.'We often met enemy aircraft on our long-range missions, occasionally bouncing them at their home airfields. On one particularly successful attack in August 1944 we hit the airfields at Le Valle and Le Mans, catching the former base by total surprise and hitting many Fw 190s on the ground. By the time we reached the latter airfield the word had been radioed to the incumbents from Le Valle of our impending visit, and most of the fighters on the base were in the process of taking off when we roared overhead at low-level. I claimed a Fw 190 taking off, which was really quite unfair as the poor chap had barely got his wheels in the gear wells when I shot him down. Indeed, we inflicted so much damage on that sortie that the Wing got a letter of congratulations from the C-in-C.[/size][/color]
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  IL2 Combat Reports

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06.05.2007, 01:32
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Hi i hope you enjoy this section :) please get stuck in & tell us about some of your more interesting encounters in the lobbies :)

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  B17 Flying Fortress & Nose Art

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03.05.2007, 23:30
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[color=orange]B-17F-1-B0 41-24378 War Eagle of the 342th BS/ 97th BG Tafaraoui, Algeria, October 1943
The 5th BW assumed operational control of the 97th and 301st BGs on 14 January 1943, both bomb groups having deployed from England to North Africa to lend heavy bomber support to Operation Torch. As the pioneer USAAF bomb group in the ETO, the 97th BG had deployed from the USA in mid 1942 with B-17Es, although these had soon been replaced by more combat-durable B-17Fs. One of the original F-models issued to the group at Polebook in August 1942, War Eagle was flown to North Africa by Lt Marvin Waldroup on 13 November. It went on to fly a total of 125 missions with the 97th BG, becoming only the second Fortress in the group to pass the 100-mission mark after B-17F 41-24370 The Berlin Sleeper II. The bomber is seen here carrying an early 5th BW group marking in the form of a white triangle, thus denoting its assignment to the 97th BG. This geometric marking system was introduced in June 1943, and the other groups within the wing were assigned a circle (2nd BG), diamond (99th BG) and square (301st BG) respectively. The individual squadron markings within the 97th BG were consisted of a white or yellow number below the radio call number (an abbreviated version of the serial number) on the fin, 0, 1, 2 and 4 for the 340th, 341st, 342nd and 414th BS respectively-this marking related to the last digit of the squadron number. The bars and red surround to the whole national insignia were added on 29 June 1943. Groups were instructed to replace the short-lived red outline with insignia blue on 14 August 1943, but many units left the marking unchanged until year-end. War Eagle is depicted with 11 fighter kills beneath its mission markers, which is how it appeared at the time it passed the 100 missions milestone. At that time the aircraft was assigned to pilot Melvin W Collin and his crew, namely co-pilot Daniel R Raider, bombardier Paul T Spalla, navigator Charles J Dellert, engineer Louis Gonzales, waist gunner Alvie Alvin Ashcraft, tail gunner James J Nimmo, assistant radio/ball turret gunner Phillip J Langlois, radio operator/gunner O H Griffiths and assistant engineer/top turret gunner Everette L Moore. This crew initially flew with the 97th BG as part of the Eighth Air Force in England, and had completed seven missions by the time they transferred to the Fifteenth Air Force. The Collins' crew flew a total of 50 combat missions, 47 of which were unescorted -the mission requirement for crews in the MTO was double that of those in the ETO. One crew member did not survive his tour, tail gunner Alvie Alvin Ashcraft contracting scarlet fever mid-way through his time in the MTO. Falling behind his original crew in terms of his required number of missions, Ashcraft was transferred to another bomber in order for him to reach his 50-mission tally. Soon after changing crews, Ashcraft was lost when the bomber he was flying in collided with an oncoming formation after his own group had aborted and turned back when confronted with bad weather. War Eagle was eventually tranferred to the 99th BG in November 1943, with whom it flew a further 12 missions. The bomber's 137th, and last, combat sortie was completed on 5 April 1944, and it returned to the USA on 18 May. 41-24378 was salvaged in May 1945.

B-17F-1-BO 41-24380 Superman of the 340th BS/ 97th BG, Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, Summer 1943
Originally assigned to the 92nd BG in Bangor, Maine, on 24 June 1942, this aircraft was damaged in a landing accident just 48 hours later. Eventually repaired and sent to England, 41-24380 was transferred to the 340th BS/97th BG on 26 July 1942. Assigned to Lt Roy Nielson and his crew, the bomber was flown on to North Africa by them on 10 November 1942. The B-17 is depicted here after it had completed 40 missions with the group, and its gunners had been credited with three fighter kills. The bomber displays early North Africa 5th BW theatre markings prior to the introduction of specific group markings, and it also has yellow-ringed national insignia. This latter was developed expressly for Operation Torch, and it remained on many USAAF aircraft in North Africa until the introduction of the national insignia seen on the B-17 in the previous profile. Superman returned to the USA in November 1943, but records show that it was then sent back to Italy in 1944, although it is not known if the bomber returned to combat. 41-24380 was salvaged on 30 November 1945.

B-17F-5-BO 41-24407 The Goon of the 32nd BS/ 301st BG, Oudna, Tunisia, August 1943
Originally assigned to the 32nd BS/301st BG in the USA on 13 July 1942, The Goo/vis depicted here as it appeared after completing 45 missions with the group, during which time it was credited with the sinking of two ships. The bomber features the early 5th BW geometric tail marking of a white square, denoting the 301st BG. In October 1943 the 97th and 301st traded all their B-17Fs without Tokyo tanks' to the 2nd and 99th BGs, receiving their longer range aircraft in return. As an unmodified B-17, The Goon duly joined to the 346th BS/99th BG, completing 34 missions with its new unit to add to the 48 it had flown with the 32nd BS. The bomber returned to the USA in May 1944 and was sold for scrap in December of the following year. The Goon's nose art was applied by prolific brush-man Sgt Gene Townsend of the 32nd BS. The first aircraft he painted was 41-24363 The Bad Penny, and by the war's end, Sgt Townsend had painted over 40 aeroplanes, including all the following B-17s - 41-24350 Dumbo, 41-24361 Wabash Cannon Ball, 41-24408 PLUTOCRAT(E) (profile 4), 41-24409 Playboy, 41-24418 Special Delivery II, 41-24369 Special Delivery, 42-3343 "Slick CHICK" (profile 7), 42-3391 Georgia Peach, 42-5131 Hun Pecker, 42-5137 Lead Foot/CarolJean IV, 42-5145 THE GREMLIN (Back Cover), 42-5233 RIGOR-MORTIS (profile 8), 42-5350 "Skinhead''/Nosey (profile 10), 42-5836 Hot Cock, 42-97165 "sleepy-time GAL" (profile 30), 42-97906 Miss Tallahassee Lassee, 42-30333 Sandman, 42-31886 "amazin' MAZIE" (profile 27), 44-6347 Princess O'Rourke and 44-6362 Jack HALEY'S COMET (profile 34).

B-17F-5-BO 41-24408 PLUTOCRAT(E) of the 32nd
BS/301st BG, Biskra, Algeria, December 1942
PLUTOCRAT(E) was assigned to the 32nd BS/301st BG in the USA on 10 July 1942, in turn being allocated to Lt David Bishop and his crew. The bomber was named for 'Pluto' the puppy, which the crew adopted as a mascot soon after arriving in England. The canine had been found near the group's Chelveston home, and it was duly transported to North Africa in 41-24408 when the 301st headed south in November 1942. Amongst the bomber's crew was one of the 32nd BS's lead ship bombardiers, Capt Robert E Black, who was credited with single-handedly sinking four enemy ships and sharing in the destruction of the Italian heavy cruiser Trieste on 10 April 1943. Four days earlier, Black had been awarded the DFC for his participation as lead bombardier in a raid that spectacularly sank a munitions ship off the Tunisian port city of Bizerte. He flew 49 of his 50 missions in PLUTOCRAT(E), during which time the bomber lost 22 engines, had its vertical fin and horizontal stabilisers replaced and a replacement Plexiglas nose fitted. The aeroplane completed 65 combat missions with the group before transferring to the 49th BS/2nd BG in October 1943. Later still it went to the 483rd BG on 29 April 1944, where it remained until returning to the USA in December of that same year. Having survived the war, 41-24408 was eventually scrapped in Albuquerque in June 1945. The bomber's nose art incorporated the Walt Disney character 'Pluto' sitting on a yellow bomb. Seen here early in its career, the B-17's mission log (applied on said yellow bomb) shows just eight sorties completed. Its mission tally was represented in standard fashion on the port side, together with three fighter claims. At this time there were no group markings in use, and the bomber also has the yellow surround to its national insignia.

B-17F-27-BO 41-24618 Lil Jo of the 352nd BS/ 301st BG, Tafaraoui, Algeria, Spring 1943
Lil Jo was originally flown to North Africa from England in November 1942 by Lt Charles Paine's crew. One of the early F-models that had factory-applied medium green camouflage splotches daubed over its standard Olive Drab uppersurfaces, the bomber is depicted here early in its career with the 352nd BS. Therefore, it features no group markings and still boasts early style national insignia. The bomber was transferred to the 49th BS/2nd BG on 14 November 1943, by which time it had completed 60 missions. 41-24618's combat career lasted until 24 February 1944, when it was shot down by enemy fighters during Mission 150-an attack on the Daimler-Puch aircraft components factory in Steyr, Austria, as part of the USAAF's 'Big Week' offensive. Lil Jo, flown by Fit Off George Durney, was leading the ill-fated 49th BS on this day, the unit losing all seven of its B-17s to either flak or fighters during the course of the mission. 41-24618's crew baled out and were all taken prisoner. The 2nd BG as a whole lost 14 aircraft on 24 February, with 27 crewmen being killed and 113 captured.

B-17F-10-DL 42-2981 Snoozin' Suzan of the 414th BS/97th BG, Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, 8 May 1943
Snoozin' Susan was assigned to the 97th BG on 30 January 1943 at Chateaudun-du-Rhumel (now Chelghoum El Eid) airfield. It is depicted here after its crew had completed 25 missions, claimed five fighters shot down and sunk a ship. At this time the group used the last two digits of its serial number, painted in either white or yellow on the nose, as an aircraft identifier. Snoozin' Susan was transferred to the 348th BS/99th BG in mid November 1943 and was then badly damaged in an accident on 1 May 1944, by which time it had completed a further 15 missions. 42-2981 was not repaired until late September 1944, and was duly scrapped in May 1945.

B-17F-50-DL 42-3343 "Slick CHICK" of the 32nd BS/ 301st BG, Lucera, Italy, January 1944
In December 1943 all four groups controlled by the 5th BW moved to new bases on the Foggia plain in Italy. The wing would eventually occupy five sites located within a 12-mile radius of Foggia, namely Lucera (301st BG), Amendola (2nd and 97th BGs), Tortorella (99th BG), Celone (463rd BG from March 1944) and Sterparone (483rd BG from April 1944). "Slick CHICK" appears here in profile just after the 5th BW's transfer to Italy, by which time the aircraft had been retrofitted with later style cheek and waist gun positions. The bomber had originally been assigned to the 32nd BS on 14 June 1943, and it went on to fly a total of 78 missions with the 301st BG. 42-3343 was eventually converted into a weather ship in the summer of 1944 and salvaged in July 1945.

B-17F-40-BO 42-5233 "RIGOR-MORTIS" of the 32nd BS/301st BG, Ain M'Lila, Algeria, January 1943
"RIGOR-MORTIS"was assigned to the 32nd BS/ 301st BG on 31 December 1942, and went on to fly 95 missions with the group. Its original crew comprised pilot Don Brazee, co-pilot Randrup, navigator Burt Lewis, bombardier Emory Cook, engineer Farrell, radio operator Willoughby, ball turret gunner Lovelace, waist gunner Wall and tail gunner Kelly. "RIGOR-MORTIS" was transferred to the 96th BS/2nd BG on 14 November 1943, with whom it completed a further 18 missions before transferring to the 346th BS/99th BG on 28 March 1944. Never flown operationally by the latter 99th, the bomber was quickly reassigned to the 817th BS/483rd BG upon the latter group's arrival in the MTO three days later. "RIGOR-MORTIS" was returned to the USA in July 1944 and scrapped four months later.

B-17F-50-BO 42-5346 THE RELUCTANT DRAGON of the 414th BS/97th BG, Depienne, Tunisia, 9 October 1943
THE RELUCTANT DRAGON was assigned to the 414th BS/97th BG on 31 December 1942 and is depicted here after it had completed 68 missions with the group. By then the bomber's crews had also been credited with downing two enemy aircraft and sinking two freighters. THE RELUCTANT DRAGON was transferred to the 347th BS/99th BG on 14 November 1943 and then to the 483rd BG on 31 March 1944. The veteran bomber returned to the USA in July 1944 and was scrapped in September 1945.

B-17F-50-BO 42-5350 'Skinhead"/Nosey of the 32nd BS/301st BG, Oudna, Tunisia, September 1943
The dual named "Skinhead'VNosey was assigned to the 32nd BS/301st BG on 21 January 1943, and is seen here after it had flown 52 missions with the group. Fifteen missions later, the bomber was transferred to the 429th BS/2nd BG (on 14 November 1943), with whom it flew a further five sorties. The B-17 was then passed on to the 347th BS/99th BG on 28 March 1944, and it flew a solitary mission with the group before being given to the 816th BS/483rd BG on the 31st of that month. The bomber was returned to the USA on 8 July 1944, and was sold for scrap in August 1945.

B-17F-50-BO 42-5388 NEVER SATISFIED of the 348th BS/99th BG, Tortorella, Italy, March 1944
NEVER SATISFIED was assigned to the 348th BS/ 99th BG on 11 May 1943, and is seen here after completing 90 missions, and with seven fighter kills credited to its gunners. The bomber features the early 5th BW geometric marking of a white diamond, denoting the 99th BG, on its tail. Beneath this is an earlier version of the same marking which has been crudely painted out - a change seen on many of the group's early F-mod-els. The white roman III represented the 348th BS, the 99th BG's 346th, 347th BS and 416th BSs being assigned I, II and IV respectively. March 1944 also saw the bomber transferred to the 817th BS/483rd BG on 31 March, the 99th receiving a brand new B-17G in its place. 42-5388 would duly complete a further 14 missions with the 817th BS, and it was eventually salvaged in November 1945.

B-17F-55-BO 42-29473 YANKEE DOODLE of the 347th BS/99th BG, Tortorella, Italy, February 1944
YANKEE DOODLE was assigned to the 347th BS/ 99th BG on 2 February 1943, and is depicted here having completed 49 missions and been credited with 11 fighters destroyed. The bomber also features the legend Danger Zone painted below its starboard waist window. The B-17 is marked with the early 5th BW geometric white diamond, denoting its assignment to the 99th BG, as well as the white roman II of the 347th BS. 42-29473 was transferred to the 483rd BG on 31 March 1944 and eventually wound up with the 342nd BS/97th BG on 22 April 1944. The latter unit gutted the aircraft and used it as an unarmed weather ship from June of that year until VE-Day. The veteran bomber was subsequently scrapped in March 1946.

B-17F-55-BO 42-29485 Miss Fury of the 840th BS/ 483rd BG, Tortorella, Italy, April 1944
The 483rd BG arrived in the MTO with its factory-fresh B-17Gs in March 1944, and the group completed its in-theatre training with the battle-seasoned 99th BG. The latter unit was in turn given permission by 5th BW HQ to exchange its combat-weary F-models with the 483rd's new G-models, the trade taking place on 31 March. Many of the older aircraft involved in the swap had flown over 100 missions, and they were hastily retired over the next few weeks as more replacement B-17Gs arrived from the USA. Miss Fury was one of those aircraft handed over to the 483rd BG, the bomber having originally been assigned to the 416th BS/99th BG on 20 February 1943. The 840th BG flew an additional seven missions with 42-29485 prior to it being badly damaged on 31 July 1944. Duly repaired, and stripped of its armament, Miss Fury was issued to the 772nd BS/463rd BG as a weather ship. It was eventually scrapped in October 1945. Depicted in profile as the bomber appeared in the spring of 1944, Miss Fury boasts a bomb log that totals 105 missions and six fighter kills, and the red tail control surfaces that had just been introduced to improve group recognition. Another addition to the horizontal stabilisers at this time was the repetition of the group markings (in this case the star Y) on both uppersurfaces. No marking denoting individual squadrons within the group was used until coloured cowlings were introduced during the final weeks of the war. The previous 99th BG diamond is still clearly visible, and the circle-3 (only used during March-April 1944) represented the 99th's 'third group' status within the 5th BW. All four groups within the wing at that time were assigned a number, with 1 representing the 2nd, 2 the 97th, 3 the 99th and 4 the 301st, but only the latter group continued its use after April - the 463rd and 483rd BGs were never assigned such a number. The number-in-a-disc style marking was used as both a squadron and group identifier at various times by the different units within the 5th BW during the war, and its random application, coupled with the high number of aeroplane transfers in the MTO, has led to previous misidentification of the wing's units. Although in this instance the previous markings remained from the bomber's time with the 99th BG, some attempt had also been made to obliterate old markings with either medium green or black paint. They were still discernible nevertheless. Miss Fury also featured a naked blonde on the starboard side of the fin in amongst the various group/squadron markings.

B-17F-55-BO 42-29507 "LADY LUCK" of the 773rd BS/463rd BG, Celone, Italy, October 1944
Depicted when it reached the century mission mark, "LADY LUCK" had also by that time been credited with the destruction of no less than 13 fighters. 42-29507 was yet another veteran F-model that was transferred from the 99th BG to the 483rd on 31 March 1944. Originally assigned to the 416th BS/99th BG on 20 February 1943, it went from the 840th BS/483rd BG to the 773rd BS/463rd BG in September 1944. Having survived the war and returned to the USA, the bomber was scrapped in July 1945. The B-17 features full late war 463rd BG markings, including the pie slice Y and yellow tail control surfaces, the latter having been adopted during the summer of 1944. The aircraft's crew chief whilst with the 463rd was T/Sgt Ralf Pixler.

B-17F-55-BO 42-29509 "BAD PENNY" of the 840th BS/483rd BG, Tortorella, Italy, April 1944
"BAD PENNY" was originally assigned to the 416th BS/99th BG on 20 February 1943, and it flew 114 missions with the group. Transferred to the 840th BS/483rd BG on 31 March, the bomber went on to complete a further 12 missions. It is depicted here soon after joining the 483rd, having flown 116 missions and claimed 14 enemy fighters destroyed - the bomber's nose art and bomb log were completely repainted when with the 483rd BG. Unusually, its star Y marking has been applied in black. The group symbol was supposed to be sprayed in white on camouflaged aeroplanes and black on all-metal B-17s. It also has a single white engine cowling, which was the late war identifier for the 840th BS.

B-17F-55-BO 42-29513 "El-Diablo" of the 346th BS/99th BG, Oudna, Tunisia, August 1944
El-Diablo (The Devil) was assigned to the 346th BS/99th BG on 23 February 1943 and flown to North Africa by group CO, Col Fay R Upthegrove. It went on to complete 114 missions with the group, and was one of the few F-models that was not reassigned to the 483rd BG on 31 March 1944. Upthegrove assumed command of the B-24-equipped 304th BW in the autumn of 1944, and he took his B-17 with him to Cerignola, where he used it as a personal transport! El-Diablo is depicted after 66 missions, by which time its gunners had claimed ten fighter kills. The B-17's nose art was repeated on the port side as well. Finally, the bomber is marked with the early 99th BG geometric white diamond and 346th BS white I.

B-17F-65-BO 42-29696 Fort Alamo II of the 840th BS/483rd BG, Tortorella, Italy, October 1944
This aircraft was originally assigned to the 416th BS/99th BG on 11 May 1943, with whom it flew 114 missions. Transferred to the 840the BS/483rd BG on 31 March 1944, the bomber was eventually declared War Weary on 15th October and salvaged in Italy. The B-17 is depicted as it appeared with the 483rd at the very end of its long combat career, with all 131 missions marked on the aircraft's nose. The bomber is also adorned with full late war group markings, including the white engine cowls of the 840th BS. The star Y fin symbol has been applied in white, which was standard for camouflaged aeroplanes. Still visible on the fin is the painted over white diamond of the 99th BG, as well as the white IV of the 416th BS.

B-17F-75-BO 42-29907 Rhomar II of the 49th BS/ 2nd BG, Massicault, Tunisia, September 1943
Assigned to the 96th BS/2nd BG B-17F on 30 April 1943, 42-29907 wears the early 5th BW/2nd BG white circle marking. The group also used a geometric system for its individual squadrons, the 304th BS using two horizontal bars, the 49th BS a V, the 96th BS a T and the 429th BS a split arrow. The regular pilot of Rhomar II, Lt Earl W Fitzpatrick, chose the name (partly his mother's and partly his girlfriend's) for the bomber, but it was never painted on. The crew were a little unhappy about the name, as they would have preferred the usual pin-up rather than Rhomar. The bomber received two direct flak hits on a bombing mission to marshalling yards in Bologna on 5 October 1943, causing the No 2 engine to run away before being feathered. The No 4 engine then quickly followed suit. The No 1 engine eventually began to lose oil before bursting into flames, and it too had to be feathered. The No 2 powerplant was then brought back on line, but the No 3 engine caught fire minutes later and had to be feathered, so the No 4 had to be powered up again. The aeroplane was then being kept aloft exclusively by two runaway engines, and its fate was sealed when an estimated ten fighters attacked. By the time Fitzpatrick gave the order to bale out, the bomber gunners claimed to have shot down either five or six enemy fighters during the aerial battle. All the crew escaped from the bomber except for the tail gunner, who was killed during the fighter attacks. The men were circled by German fighters after their parachutes opened, but were not fired upon. Rhomar IIflew on crazily for some time, before eventually crashing into a mountain and bursting into flames. The crew landed near Pescia, pilot Lt Earl W Fitzpatrick, co-pilot Lt John M Carlson, top turret gunner T/Sgt Stanley J Austin, ball gunner Homer H Hutcheson and left waist gunner Willis I Sheldon evading capture for about two months before splitting up. Austin, Carlson and Hutcheson were later captured. Navigator Lt Thomas F Berschig, Radio Operator T/Sgt Joseph A Chilek, right waist gunner, Joseph R Hunt and bombardier Lt R D McCain were all wounded prior to baling out of the bomber, and they were quickly taken prisoner and treated for their injuries. Tail gunner William K Guilfoil was buried by the villagers of Serra Pistoiese, in Cimitero Laserra, Italy.

B-17F-95-BO 42-30267 Hustlin' Huzzy of the 414th BS/97th BG, Amendola, Italy, February 1944
Hustlin' Huzzy was originally assigned to the 96th BS/2nd BG on 27 July 1943, and then transferred to the 341st BS/97th BG on 14 November that same year. It was brought down, along with the Lt Fleener crew, by Rumanian fighters on a mission to Ploesti on 23 June 1944, crashing near Bucharest. The bomber is shown as it looked after flying six missions with the 97th BG, the group's triangle and 414th I having been painted over the 2nd BG's circle and 96th BS's T. The name Gus appears on the starboard cheek gun position. Hustlin' Huzzy's undersides are stained with mud and dust reflecting the poor state of the airfields around Foggia during the winter months.

B-17F-100-BO 42-30384 SIROCCO of the 340th BS/ 97th BG, Amendola, Italy, April 1944
SIROCCO was originally assigned to the 347th BS/ 99th BG on 29 March 1943, and was transferred to the 340th BS/97th BG on 14 November 1943. The bomber was eventually returned to the USA in April 1944 and eventually scrapped in July 1945. Unusually, its name was applied both to its nose and tail, and it is seen here after completing 40 missions, and claiming eight fighter kills. The 99th BG's diamond marking is still visible beneath the newly-painted triangle Y of the 97th BG. The arrival of the 483rd BG in April 1944 led to a revision of all group markings, with the 97th's being modified so that the 5th BW's Y appeared within the triangle.

B-17G-15-VE 42-97508 Juanita of the 96th BS/2nd BG, Amendola, Italy, February 1945
On 28 March 1944 the 2nd BG traded all of its B-17Fs to other groups within the 5th BW. The 2nd then became the first unit in the wing to be exclusively equipped with B-17Gs. One of those machines brought in from another group was Juanita, which had originally been assigned to the 416th BS/99th BG in January 1944. It is depicted as it appeared with the 2nd BG near war's end, with the group's white tail control surfaces, blue wing bands edged with white and white T representing the 96th BS. The aeroplane also wears the 2nd BG's late war marking, incorporating the 5th BW's Y within the group circle. Juanita survived the war and returned to the USA, where it was scrapped (at Walnut Ridge) in January 1946.

B-17G-20-BO 42-31452 "FIFTYPACKIN MAMA"of the 20th BS/2nd BG, Amendola, Italy, March 1944
"FIFTYPACKIN MAMA" was assigned to the 20th BS/2nd BG on 25 December 1943. It survived in the frontline until 22 July 1944, when the bomber's No 3 engine was hit by flak on a mission to Ploesti and the aircraft crashed at Zimicea, Rumania. Only three of Lt Austin's crew managed to bale out. 42-31452 is depicted having completed 15 missions, wearing full 2nd BG late war markings including the circle Y, together with a blue wing band edged with white and two horizontal bars for the 20th BS. The circle 1 was a short-lived 5th BW marking that represented the unit's 'first group' status within the wing. The name "LOONEY" appears near the port cheek gun position.

B-17G-25-BO 42-31684 JOKER of the 774th BS/ 463rd BG, Celone, Italy, May 1944
JOKERwas assigned to the 774th BS/463rd BG on 9 March 1944, and the bomber survived until 7 July, when it was downed, along with the Lt Doran crew, by fighters over Blechhammer, crashing near Vicany, Germany. The B-17 is depicted after completing 41 missions, by which time it had a replacement Cheyenne tail gun position fitted, which was left unpainted.

B-17G-25-BO 42-31759 The HUSTLIN' GAL of the 774th BS/463rd BG, Celone, Italy, April 1944
42-31759 was assigned to the 774th BS/463rd BG on 24 February 1944 and flown by Lt Anthony Naniotka's crew. Exactly three months later, on 24 April, they were attacked by fighters over Ploesti and the bomber exploded, although five parachutes were seen, with a Bf109 circling the survivors. The crew in full were pilot Anthony Naniotka, co-pilot Robert Masneri, navigator John G O'Keefe, bombardier Roy B Meyer, tail gunner Howard E Schuh, radio operator Alexander Spears, waist gunners Louis G Smith and Harry J Majchrzak, engineer Jordan F Bell and ball turret gunner Haskel Smith.

B-17G-25-BO 42-31836 PIG CHASER of the 772nd BS/463rd BG, Celone, Italy, June 1944
Delivered to the 463rd BG in February 1944, PIG CHASER was crewed by pilot Lt Arnold Watrous, co-pilot Clarence Bose, bombardier Don Wise, navigator Paul Moore, top turret gunner/flight engineer Floyd Crow, left waist gunner Howell T MacFarland, right waist gunner Robert A Pherson, radio operator Merle Crawfoot, ball turret gunner John Zdunik and tail gunner Richard Hammond. Don Wise first flew in PIG CHASER when it was brand new, but it did not take long for the missions to begin leaving tell-tale holes and scrapes all over its body. On one sortie the aircraft had a hole blasted through its right wing the size of a derby hat, the damage being caused by an 88 mm flak shell. It was a miracle that the round did not explode, for if it had done so the bomber would have gone down in flames. On the 18 May 1944 mission to Ploesti, the 463rd was led by Maj James Patton, CO of the 772nd BS, in lead bomber 42-38114 The Atoner (named for its pilot, James H Toner). The weather was absolutely abysmal, and the groups were eventually recalled. The 463rd BG did not receive the recall, however, and when the crews came out of the clouds, with Ploesti just ahead of them, they looked around and saw that their 28 aeroplanes were alone. They made their bomb run anyway through formidable flak, and then turning off the target they were savagely attacked by 100 fighters. The gunners put up a gallant fight, and it is estimated that 30 fighters were either damaged or destroyed before USAAF escorts showed up, but by then seven bombers had been lost. The unit received a DUC for the mission. On this day Lt Watrous's crew were flying B-17G 42-97550 Lassie & Her Lads, and they had been joined by a new crewmen that had just arrived from the USA- experienced crews would take along new crewmen to break them in. The newly-arrived navigator, Lt Henry H Wamble, was rolled up in a little ball during the engagement, scared to death, yet he went on to become the navigator for 44-6262 Miss Pan Am. Wise operated the twin 0.50-cal guns mounted in the chin turret immediately beneath him during the mission, and he saw that he was putting tracer bullets into an oncoming Bf 109. The fighter (he could see the winking of the guns on its wings and the cannon in the nose) then hit the magazine for the guns under him, causing it to explode. The floor came up and blew his left boot off and crushed the left side of his foot. The waist gunners reported that as the fighter went past, it was smoking, so Wise was credited with its destruction. PIG CHASER is depicted after 25 missions, in June 1944.

B-17G-25-BO 42-31844 THE SWOOSE (1944 Model) of the 772nd BS/463rd BG, Celone, Italy, September 1944
Originally assigned to the 463rd BG on 28 March 1944, THE SWOOSE was piloted by group CO Col Frank Kurtz. It was the second Fortress to bear this name, the original SWOOSE being B-17D 40-3097 assigned to the 19th BG in the Pacific. The name was derived from a popular Kay Kyser song 'Alexander The Swoose (Half Swan-Half Goose)', and referred to the fact that this particular B-17D was constructed from various salvaged aeroplanes. Originally named by one of its first pilots, Lt Weldon H Smith, the first THE SWOOSE was flown by Kurtz as a transport for Lt Gen George H Brett. When the Colonel later flew with the 463rd BG (which he nicknamed The Swoose Group'), he named his lead ship THE SWOOSE (1944 Model). Kurtz's daughter was born on 6 September 1944, and he named her Swoosie after his B-17! Swoosie Kurtz is now a well-known Hollywood actress. Unusually, THE SWOOSE (1944 Model) had its nose art duplicated on the rear fuselage, as did the original SWOOSE. This aeroplane has a replacement fin section, with the previous radio call number painted over and the late war yellow rudder used by the 463rd BG, but it lacks this colour on the horizontal stabiliser. The bomber survived the war and was eventually salvaged on in May 1945.

B-17G-30-BO 42-31886 "amazin' MAZIE" of the 32nd BS/301st BG, Lucera, Italy, April 1944
42-31886 was originally slated to go to the 709th BS/446th BG but was instead assigned to the 32nd BS/301st BG on 5 February 1944. It was named by Maj Edwin F Harding Jr for his wife Maizie Ann Harding. The bomber's crew chief, T/Sgt William R 'Speedy' Wadlington, helped ensure that the aircraft flew 68 consecutive missions without a turn back due to mechanical failure, although not without incident. On its third mission the aircraft was damaged over Regensburg and was one of only two B-17s from the squadron that got back to base. It had to have a wing changed, along with all four engines and propellers, a new chin turret, fitted landing flaps and a completely new tail. Three missions later flak caught the main spar in the right wing, necessitating a replacement. It took two days to carry out the repairs before the bomber flew again. It then came back with the wings riddled, so a new set was put on by 'Speedy' and his crew. Luck prevailed for a month, as his bomber made every mission with no trouble. But this run did not last, for the aircraft returned with gaping holes in the wing tanks, so for a fourth time the wings were dropped. Several missions later there was yet another wing change and, on its 55th mission all four engines were hit and the left wing for the sixth time had to be replaced. The veteran bomber's luck finally ran out, however, on 7 August 1944 over Blechhammer, when it was hit by flak and downed by fighters, crashing in Austria. The entire Gerald Bauer crew baled out and became PoWs. The bomber is seen here marked with the revised (as of April 1944) 301st BG square Y and white circle 1, which was the group's squadron numbering system between June 1943 and April 1944, but which was not applied to many of its aeroplanes. The squadrons numbers were 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the 32nd, 352nd, 353rd and 419th BSs respectively. This latter marking was replaced by a letter code, and all aeroplanes were given a white circle 4 to represent the 301st's status as the fourth group within the 5th BW.

B-17G-35-BO 42-32044 GOOD DEAL of the 815th BS/483rd BG, Tortorella, Italy, January 1945
This was the last camouflaged B-17 to leave the Boeing Seattle plant, being assigned to the 483rd BG on 13 March 1944. GOOD DEAL was piloted by Lt Paul Ray, whose crew named the bomber and flew it from the USA. It wears the late war 483rd BG white star Y marking, as well as red tail control surfaces, whilst the blue engine cowlings denote the 815th BS. The B-17 survived the war and was finally scrapped in the USA in December 1945.

B-17G-30-DL 42-38201 2nd Patches of the 346th BS/99th BG, Tortorella, Italy, May 1944
On 31 March 1944 B-17F 42-29856 Patches of the 346th BS/99th BG effectively 'switched' places with B-17G 42-38201 of the 815th BS/483rd BG. The newer G-model was appropriately named 2nd Patches by the 99th BG. The latter aircraft is seen here with a replacement wing panel, fin and crew access door. It carries 20 mission symbols and wears 99th BG late war markings, with the addition of a shark-toothed chin turret. The black diamond Y represents the 99th BG and the I the 346th BS. 2nd Patches crashed on take off on 24 August 1944 and was salvaged, whilst the original Patches only survived until 31 March 1944, when it was brought down by flak over Wiener Neustadt, along with the Scranton crew, two of whom were killed and remaining eight made PoWs.

B-17G-40-BO 42-97165 "sleepy-time GAL" of the 353rd BS/301st BG, Lucera, Italy, June 1944
This aircraft was assigned to the 353rd BS/301st BG on 16 March 1944, and it lasted less than four months before being lost due to mechanical failure - it crashed near Lesach on a mission to Munich on 19 July 1944, with the McGill crew all being made PoWs. The B-17 is shown in late group colours, with the white square of the Y wing marking still being used at this time. The white circle of the 4 group marking has been dropped, the 4 denoting the 301st BG's status as the fourth group of the 5th BW. The C represents the 353rd BS, with the letters A, B, C and D being assigned to the 32nd, 352nd, 353rd and 419th BSs respectively. These letters replaced the white circle and number system in April 1944. The previous 1, 2, 3 and 4, representing the 323nd, 352nd, 353rd and 419th BSs, were all replaced with the group's circle 4 in April 1944.

B-17G-35-DL 42-106995 Anthony J of the 348th BS/99th BG, Tortorella, Italy, May 1944
Originally assigned to the 816th BS/483rd BG on 10 March 1944, Anthony J was transferred to the 99th BG on the last day of that same month. Its brief combat career lasted until 23 June, when it became yet another victim of the Ploesti defences. Fighters hit two of the bomber's engines and it went down with the Lt Brazier crew, crashing at Balsh. The name Anthony J is flanked by three green shamrocks. The black diamond Y represents the 99th BG and the III the 348th BS.

B-17G-35-DL 42-107143 SPORT of the 840th BS/ 483rd BG, Sterparone, Italy, January 1945
Assigned to the 483rd BG on 23 April 1944, this B-17 wears the full late war markings used by the group - a black star Y with red tail control surfaces, including the white cowls representing the 840th BS. The aircraft carried no nose art, and simply had its name written on its nose in black. The bomber survived the war and was eventually scrapped at Kingman in December 1945.

B-17G-50-DL 44-6283 Mary Lou/Betty Lou of the 773rd BS/463rd BG, Celone, Italy, March 1945
This aircraft was flown to Foggia in July 1944 by Capt Woodrow 'Woody' J Wiley and crew. At that time Mary Lou did not actually carry her name, simply having a Varga pin-up on the tail. Upon arrival at Foggia another crew took the aeroplane over, and they were responsible for naming it Betty Lou. By this stage of the war the 463rd had discontinued the use of the Y marking, and only carried the yellow-coloured tail control surfaces to denote the group. This aircraft, flown by Lt Tubman, was one of 29 'heavies' lost by the Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces over Berlin on 24 March 1945, and was one of ten bombers to be claimed by Me 262s from JG 7.

B-17G-50-DL 44-6362 Jack HALEY'S COMET of the 32nd BS/301st BG, Lucera, Italy, January 1945
Originally assigned to the 483rd BG on 26 July 1944, this B-17 was reassigned to the 32nd BS/ 301st BG on 12 August 1944. It is seen in late war markings, including a green rudder adopted in the closing weeks of the war. The 4 represents the fourth group of the 5th BW and the A denotes the 32nd BS. By this time the white square had been discontinued, leaving the simple Y to mark the group. The aircraft survived the war and was finally scrapped at Kingman in December 1945.

B-17G-50-DL 44-6405 BIG YANK of the 840th BS/ 483rd BG, Sterparone, Italy, March 1945
Assigned to the 483rd BG on 17 August 1944, this aircraft is depicted after completing 30 missions. Its crew chief, T/Sgt Irvin Davis, commissioned the portrait of President Franklin Roosevelt, which was painted on the nose by a local Italian artist. On the mission to the Daimler-Benz tank works in Berlin on 24 March 1945, Lt William Strapko's crew flew 'tail end Charlie' in this aircraft, and his gunners were credited with three Me 262 destroyed - two by top turret gunner Howard Wehner and one and a probable by tail gunner Lincoln Broyhill. It is known that three JG 7 fighters were indeed shot down that day, but two fell to USAAF fighters. This aircraft was eventually converted into an Air-Sea Rescue mount, equipped with a lifeboat and based at Pisa. It carries full late war 483rd BG markings, including a black star Y, red tail control surfaces and white engine cowlings, representing the 840th BS. The names Ken/Jack-D appear on the chin turret. The bomber survived the war and was eventually scrapped at Walnut Ridge in late December 1945.

B-17G-50-DL 44-6407 Miss BeHavin' of the 32nd BS/301st BG, Lucera, Italy, March 1945
This bomber was assigned to the 301st BG on 17 August 1944 and is depicted in full late war markings, including a green rudder. On 14 March 1945 the Lt Walter Podasek crew flew this B-17 to bomb the marshalling yards in Komaron, Hungary. They encountered heavy flak before reaching the target and were forced to salvo their bombs due to a loss of power. With one engine out and two others on reduced power, they attempted to reach Russian-held territory in Poland. The crew lost altitude and eventually the pilot put the aeroplane on auto-pilot and the crew baled out at 1500 ft near Myslenice, south of Cracow. As they came down they were shot at from the ground by Russian troops, captured and jailed, the communists believing them to be German paratroopers. The pilot spoke Polish and was able to arrange their release, and they then made their our own way to Odessa, where they boarded a freighter and were eventually returned to their unit. Although the crew believed that their aeroplane had been destroyed in the crash, recent research has shown that 44-6407 continued to fly crewless for 300 kilometres, and had belly-landed in a field between Krotoszyn and Ostrow, south-east of Poznan.

B-17G-55-DL 44-6542 542 of the 429th BS/2nd BG, Amendola, Italy, December 1944
With the advent of the B-17G, nose art went into decline in the 5th BW. This was due to a shortage of aircraft caused by losses or damage, so groups took to assigning crews to any aircraft available, and the personal attachment of crews to a particular machine was lost. With it, new editions of nose art were lost as well. For example, this aircraft has a repacement fin taken from an Olive Drab 301st BG machine, the previous serial number and group markings having simply been painted over. Full late war 2nd BG markings are carried - dark blue rudder tail control surfaces and a black wing stripe, the 429th BS being represented by the split arrow and white rudder band. It also has a blue fin cap, which may also have been a late war addition to squadron markings, as 20th BS aeroplanes also carried yellow fin caps. The B-7 forced landed with three engines out at Prakos, in Yugoslavia, on 1 April 1945, the Cope crew returning by C-47. The aircraft was repaired and later returned to the unit. Originally assigned to the group on 3 October 1944, 542 was finally scrapped at Kingman in December 1945.

B-17G-50-DL 44-6544 "KWITURBITCHINII" of the 414th BS/97th BG, Amendola, Italy, March 1945
In the last weeks of the war the 341st and 414th BSs introduced red-coloured tail control surfaces, red checkerboards and diagonal stripes respectively. As with 542, this B-17 also has a replacement fin with the previous serial number painted over. It has the standard late war group marking triangle Y and the circle 4 representing the 414th BS. The bomber also has a single fighter kill carried above its name. Originally assigned to the group on 11th October 1944, the Fortress survived the war and was eventually scrapped at Kingman in January 1946.

B-17G-55-VE 44-8247 Leading Lady of the 772nd BS/463rd BG, Celone, Italy, February 1945
Leading Lady, like many PFF ships in the MTO, was finished in overall medium grey, although the reason for this remains unknown. It wears the full late war group markings, including the yellow tail control surfaces. The bomber's name was written on the fin fillet in the style of its crew chief's handwriting (T/Sgt Ralf Pixler). The significance of the 3 on the tail is unknown at this time. All the guns are fitted with early style flash suppressors. Originally assigned to the group on 18 October 1944, Leading Lady survived the war and was finally salvaged by the Ninth Air Force in Germany in May 1946.

B-17F-35-BO 42-5145 THE GREMLIN of the 32nd BS/301st BG, Oudna, Tunisia, Summer 1943
Originally assigned to the 301st BG on 11 January 1943, this aircraft went on to fly 62 missions with the group. It was transferred to the 96th BS/2nd BG on 14 November and eventually shot down by enemy fighters over Padua whilst still serving with the group on 11 March 1944- pilot Lt William Peters and five of his crew survived the incident. THE GREMLIN is depicted after completing 22 missions with the 301st BG, the bomber being marked with the early 5th BW geometric white square, denoting its group assignment, but it has no marking to denote its squadron.[/color]

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  US Spitfire, Mustang, P39 & D520 Dewoitine

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  P47 Thunderbolt

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  Split_S

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This reminds me of the Stuka dive maneuver... Which when you are near the target, you low down your nose to catch more speed, then when you are above the target you roll upside down and then pull until you put your aim at the target, then you put 0% of your engine and turn on the airbrakes, if you did it properly you might be even on a 90 degrees dive, which is perfect for aiming, just put the crosshair onto the target, and when you drop the bomb, turn off the airbrake and put full power again, and pull up (as you drop the bomb the airplane will automatically pull a bit up)

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  Scissors

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This works great in the IL10 I found out!!! Like it too, and most people dont expect it.

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