Douglas A-26B Invader Released

[Guest capun]

The SFP1 Dev A-Team (capun, Gramps, Charles, Kesselbrut, The Wrench & Wehner) present the release version of the Douglas A-26B Invader

 

Model by capun, Textures by Gramps, FM and screens by Charles, Hangar Screen by The Wrench , Virtual Cockpit by Kesselbrut

 

Many thanks to all devs who contributed to this project. Please read the Installation instructions file for a complete list of contributors.

 

Design Based on GrayWolf's A-26B GMax source files, who kindly provided it to the team.

 

 

 

 

[Jug]

Beautiful job. Did you know the entire Bay of Pigs operation was planned at the Birmingham International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama? If you get a chance to visit this city, don't pass up the Southern Museum of Flight located on the airport. One of the stewards of the museum can tell you all about his 15 missions flying B-26s during the Bay of Pigs operation. Don't ask him his opinion of Jack Kennedy though, you'll get an earful, expletives included.

 

My first T-38 instructor had flown A-26s in Vietnam. Black belly, regular USAF vietnam camo on top, with wing tip tanks. He said the all of their missions were at night and when the pilot fired all eight of the .50 cals, the co-pilot would keep his eyes closed and would take over the aircraft when the pilot released the trigger, because the muzzle flash eliminated the pilot's night vision. The bird was good for two passes and then had to loiter around until the pilot's night vision returned. There was only a piece of canvas, usually old and ripped that separated the pilots from the nose guns, so you can imagine how loud it must have been to pull the trigger and how smoky the cockpit was after a firing pass. I never flew them, but these are tales from (then) Capt Joe Benson, USAF, where ever he is now.

Edited July 26, 2006 by Jug

[Guest capun]

Please re-download the file again, I had a Beta skin instead of the final release