SF2 WW2 PTO RNZAF P-40E/K/M/N Kittyhawk Pack

[+dtmdragon]

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SF2 WW2 PTO RNZAF P-40E/K/M/N Kittyhawk Pack

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SF2 WW2 PTO RNZAF P-40E/K/M/N Kittyhawk Pack

 

 

A total of 301 P-40s were allocated to the RNZAF under Lend-Lease, for use in the Pacific Theater, although four of these were lost in transit. The aircraft equipped 14 Squadron, 15 Squadron, 16 Squadron, 17 Squadron, 18 Squadron, 19 Squadron and 20 Squadron.

 

RNZAF P-40K/N/M squadrons were successful in air combat against the Japanese between 1943 and 1944 (RNZAF P-40E never saw combat). Their pilots claimed 100 aerial victories in P-40, whilst losing 20 aircraft in combat. Geoff Fisken, the highest scoring British Commonwealth ace in the Pacific, flew P-40s with 14 Squadron, although half of his victories were claimed with the Brewster Buffalo.

 

The overwhelming majority of RNZAF P-40 victories were scored against Japanese fighters, mostly Zeroes. Other victories included Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers. The only confirmed twin engine claim, a Ki-21 "Sally" (misidentified as a G4M "Betty") fell to Fisken in July 1943

 

From late 1943 and 1944, RNZAF P-40s were increasingly used against ground targets, including the innovative use of naval depth charges as improvised high-capacity bombs. The last front line RNZAF P-40s were replaced by Vought F4U Corsairs in 1944. The ex combat P-40s joined the P-40E in New Zealand OCU Squadrons relegated to use as advanced pilot trainers.

 

The name Kittyhawk was generally retained throughout the aircraft's' service with the RNZAF, even when the later models' official name was Warhawk.

 

 

 

Included are 4 Royal New Zealand Air Force specific aircraft with a total of 11 skins.

 

- P-40E Kittyhawk RNZAF

 

- P-40K Kittyhawk (Warhawk) RNZAF

 

- P-40M Kittyhawk (Warhawk) RNZAF

 

- P-40N Kittyhawk (Warhawk) RNZAF

 

 

 

INSTILATION: Drop files into your mods folders, override when prompted.

 

 

 

NOTE: Has only been tested/used in a merged install of ALL SF2 titles

 

 

 

Credits:

 

- Raven

 

- Wrench

 

- TW

 

 

 

Enjoy,

 

Dan (dtmdragon)

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• Submitter
  dtmdragon
• Submitted
  10/06/2014
• Category
  P-40

 

[Wrench]

NICE!!!

thanks for these!!

[+dtmdragon]

No problem mate, as a kiwi I'm embarrassed to admit it but I didn’t really know that much detail about RNZAF service in the Pacific until I started putting together this pack and doing the skins. After the humiliating axing of our air combat wing in 2001 and massive budget cuts that followed the Air Force tends to skim over the history of its fighter squadrons in its publications or museum content/ books etc. It’s a real shame but I guess it’s quite raw for them still and they tend to focus on New Zealanders that served in RAF squadrons or our Article XV squadrons within the RAF. Fortunately the internet and a few New Zealand aviation forums are rich with information because personally I much prefer a P-40, Corsair or Dauntless with Kiwi markings than an Article XV aircraft in boring old RAF markings hehe  

 

[+dtmdragon]

Version 1.2 uploaded:

 

Sorry guys but I had the wrong data.ini files in the P-40N and M with the old FM. The correct FM will stop the wingmen crashing shortly after takeoff.  I’ve also included the damaged.lod and textures in case they weren’t already in your PTO install.