+allenjb42 Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 In addition to it's long service in fleet US Navy and Marine squadrons as well as export customers, the F/A-201 Kestrel was also flown by the US Navy's aggressor squadrons. Latterly this has been of increased value as the Kestrel has been used as a visual analogue of the Chinese J-10... Here we see the US Navy's latest F/A-24 Shadowcat and F/A-27 Talon fighters in training against aggressor Kestrels from the famed NFWS 'Top Gun' and the USMC's VMFT-401 'Snipers' adversary squadron... 6 Quote
Spinners Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 I.A.R. - 80P 'Caracal' - Parani Army Air Force, 1943 3 Quote
Spinners Posted September 15, 2021 Posted September 15, 2021 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 - No.6 squadron, RAF Near East Air Force, 1973 5 Quote
Spinners Posted September 15, 2021 Posted September 15, 2021 Polikarpov I-5P - Parani Army Air Force, 1940 4 Quote
+Cliff7600 Posted September 16, 2021 Posted September 16, 2021 An old screenshot from testing something else. The chasing Hurricane skipped the repaint, and he wants his share... 1 Quote
+allenjb42 Posted September 16, 2021 Posted September 16, 2021 ParanNews Latest: Newly-arrived Parani Yak-130s on a familiarisation flight. The Yak-130 Mitten has been purchased to supplement and eventually replace the country's L-39 trainer and light attack fleet. They will help to carry the fight against the decadent Dhimari puppet regime. Many thanks to Parani defence ministry negotiator UllyB for procuring this mighty aircraft on behalf of the glorious Empire of Paran! 5 1 Quote
+Gepard Posted September 17, 2021 Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) F2J-4 Super Fury Edited September 17, 2021 by Gepard 5 Quote
Spinners Posted September 18, 2021 Posted September 18, 2021 Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXc - No.2 Squadron, Royal Dhimari Air Force, 1944 5 Quote
+allenjb42 Posted September 21, 2021 Posted September 21, 2021 Parani miG-29 demonstrating the effectiveness of it's camo, and waking up everyone in the city below.. 4 2 Quote
Spinners Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 Avia S-199P - 2nd Fighter Regiment, Parani Air Force, 1948 4 Quote
+Cliff7600 Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 Dhimari Air Force, 11th squadron on patrol following Spinners 6 Quote
Spinners Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) Parani Butcher Bird Edited September 24, 2021 by Spinners 4 Quote
Spinners Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 Wing Commander Ian Gleed's Bell Airabonita Ib 2 Quote
Stratos Posted September 25, 2021 Posted September 25, 2021 Even before the chinese civil war ended, the americans knew they will need to fly over mainland China in order to gather as many intel as possible. Daylight flights would be too much a provocation, so the USAF was tasked with finding a plane that could fly at night, fast and capable of being updated with several intel gathering equipment. USAF took its job seriously, but the existing bombers altough providing enough room for new equipment are too slow for chinese defenses, then a WW2 veteran came with an idea, why not to upgrade the existing P-61 airframes existing in USCON storage sites? The crews must be all american, but the planes will fly with Republic of China markings, soon the new EP-61W as the "new" version is to be known was flying tests over Taiwan getting ready for its incoming task. Apart from the new antennas that tell everyone the new plane main task, the EP-61W were updated with new external fixed wingtip tanks, and several wet hardpoints to carry external tanks. Want to say thanks to AngelP for work on the existing SF2 mod, new antennas, wingtip tanks, drop tanks... Soon, more pics of operational history to come! 9 Quote
+allenjb42 Posted September 26, 2021 Posted September 26, 2021 An early export customer for the Convair F/A-201 Kestrel was the IDF/AF. Naturally they were upgraded with Israeli electronics and eventually weapons also. In Israeli service the type was nicknamed 'Lavi' (Young Lion)... 7 Quote
Spinners Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 Bell Airacobra Mk.1B - No.601 Squadron, RAF Middle East Air Force, 1942 3 Quote
Spinners Posted October 2, 2021 Posted October 2, 2021 "Oh England, my Lionheart, Dropped from my black Spitfire to my funeral barge" 2 Quote
1309mariano Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 On 25/8/2021 at 12:20 AM, 1309mariano said: MiG-29AR - Argentinian Air Force UPDATES 5 Quote
Spinners Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 Wing Commander Ian Gleed's Mustang Mk.IV 5 Quote
amariani Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 2:57 PM, Spinners said: Fighter Sweep Over Riqdur Try this. I made a template a while ago to improve the look on the tail markings of TW Mustangs. P51_Rudder_Markings.7z 3 1 Quote
Spinners Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 6 hours ago, amariani said: Try this. I made a template a while ago to improve the look on the tail markings of TW Mustangs. Sweet! Thanks mate! 2 Quote
+allenjb42 Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) Operation Granby, January 1991 Two RAF Thunderstrike GR3s take on fuel from a Vulcan K.2 tanker en-route their target, a bunker complex in central Iraq... Edited October 9, 2021 by allenjb42 8 Quote
+Gepard Posted October 13, 2021 Posted October 13, 2021 What if the MiG design bureau would have not sold the blueprints for the JT-17 to China, but would have built the plane as MiG-33 Grom (Thunder) themself. 8 Quote
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