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[Fictional] McDonnell Voodoo FAW.4 - RAF 2

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McDonnell Voodoo FAW.4 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2

This is a simple mod of erikgen's superb McDonnell F-101B Voodoo to give a fictional Voodoo FAW.4 in the markings for the famous 'Treble One' Squadron of the Royal Air Force during the 1960's. This revised upload now adds a second skin (No.74 Squadron) and a nifty fixed in-flight refuelling probe.

 

BACKSTORY

Delays in the English Electric Lightning programme and the rather pedestrian performance of the Gloster Javelin encouraged the McDonnell Aircraft Company to offer various versions of their outstanding Voodoo aircraft to the RAF initially with the F.1 single-seater and FAW.2 two-seater for RAF Fighter Command and followed by the FR.3 single-seater reconnaisance aircraft for RAF Germany and the improved FAW.4 two-seater for Fighter Command. Entering service in 1961 the Voodoo FAW.4 served with three squadrons of RAF Fighter Command and supplemented the earlier FAW.2's in the air defence role. Normally armed with two De Havilland Skystorm radar-guided missiles and two Fairey Firestorm infra-red heat-seeking missiles the Voodoo FAW.4's were a quantum leap in performance over the Gloster Javelin and remained a popular type in RAF service right up until their retirement in 1981.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the VoodooFAW4 folder into your Aircraft folder.

2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the VoodooFAW4 folder into your Decals folder.

3. From the PILOTS folder drag and drop the VoodooIFR folder into your pilots folder (this is the IFR probe so is optional).

4. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the AIM-4K, Skystorm and VoodooFAW4_Tank folders to your Weapons folder.

That's it!

 

CREDITS

As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.

Special thanks to the legend that is erikgen for producing the Voodoo in all its variants and to Column5 for the FM.

Special thanks also to yakarov79 for making the IFR probe for me.

Thanks also to the creators of the Genie and Falcon missiles that I've tweaked and rebadged (just for a giggle).

And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.

Regards 

Spinners

Version 2 - March 4th, 2023

 

 


What's New in Version 2

Released

Optional fixed IFR probe.

New skin added for No.74 Squadron.

New loadout image, new hangar and loading screens.




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Wow, a British Voodoo. Almost as whacky as a Canadian MiG. :grin:

 

Seriously though, an interesting bit of "what if" (like the rest of your work). The Voodoos may have been largely useless planes, but I always thought they looked cool. (lol)

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