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Does anyone know if it Is possible to find out whether a squadron might be due a change of aircraft?

 

I have been flying in 2 Squadron RFC, and reached May 1917. Historically the squadron appear to have received F.K.8s in 1917 and Bristol F.2bs in 1920.

 

I imagined that, in OFF, they would probably stay with the BE2. Just wondered if there was any file you could check that would give you a clue.

 

 

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I believe you can go to the step when you enlist a pilot Wayfarer, and when you have the squadron you want hit 'date forward' and with each date, it should give you the corresponding craft.

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Does anyone know if it Is possible to find out whether a squadron might be due a change of aircraft?

 

I have been flying in 2 Squadron RFC, and reached May 1917. Historically the squadron appear to have received F.K.8s in 1917 and Bristol F.2bs in 1920.

 

I imagined that, in OFF, they would probably stay with the BE2. Just wondered if there was any file you could check that would give you a clue.

 

As Shiloh says, the easiest way is to go thru the motions as if you were going to 'enlist' a new pilot - you can snoop around through all nations, all squadrons (fighters and bombers). Once you've chosen a particular squadron, use the left or right buttons about 1/4 way down the right-side menu to step through the war from whenever that squadron established until it (or the war) ended - see who was flying what, from where, and when they changed (planes, airfields, morale). It's all there. When you're done you can just exit out without actually enlisting a new pilot. voila!

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Thanks both.

I remembered that there was a list of deployed aircraft at the bottom of the enlistment screen, I'd forgotten that the specific type for a specific time period was displayed further up.

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Of course, Wayfarer - if you're in May 1917 and you'd like to get your bum in a Brisfit before 1920(!), you could always apply for a transfer. :cool:

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Of course, Wayfarer - if you're in May 1917 and you'd like to get your bum in a Brisfit before 1920(!), you could always apply for a transfer. :cool:

 

 

A transfer is, indeed, what I have in mind as I've historically nearly reached the point where the squadron would be flying a two-seater type with a rear observer.

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