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Curtiss Tomahawk Mk.IA - No.264 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, September 1940 No.264 squadron of RAF Fighter Command re-formed on October 30th 1939 with the Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I "turret fighter" but did not commence operations until March 1940 when the squadron started convoy patrols over the English Channel. With no forward firing guns the Defiant crews worked out suitable tactics for air-to-air fighting but after some initial successes, the Luftwaffe soon discovered the Defiant's weaknesses and the squadron suffered such heavy losses that at the end of May 1940 the squadron was withdrawn from Southern RAF Pembrey in South Wales. In early July 1940 the squadron began to re-equip with the Curtis Tomahawk Mk.IA which had just started to enter service. The Tomahawks were from a large Armée de l'Air order for the Hawk 81A-1 export model but the defeat of France meant that the aircraft were diverted to the RAF in late June 1940 and although testing had shown that the Tomahawk did not have the medium to high altitude performance needed for use as a front-line fighter the Air Ministry simply did not have enough Hurricanes and Spitfires to go around all of Fighter Command's day fighter squadrons. After some teething problems with their new fighter the squadron was declared fully operational at the end of July 1940 but were kept in reserve for most of the frantic month of August. Sharing RAF Pembrey with the Spitfires of No.92 squadron the pilots of No.264 squadron were increasingly frustrated that all emergency scrambles in the western sector of 10 Group were tasked to the Spitfires of No.92 squadron. However all that changed in late August when, following a raid on Berlin by RAF Bomber Command, Hitler gave the go-ahead to a revenge bombing offensive on London and several other British cities. For RAF Fighter Command the break from Luftwaffe attacks on their airfields allowed them to recover somewhat. On August 31st, 1940 No.264 squadron were transferred to 11 Group moving into RAF Stapleford Tawney in Essex. After a few uneventful days they were in action on September 7th when the Luftwaffe launched a massive series of raids on the East End of London involving nearly four hundred bombers and more than six hundred fighters. No.264 squadron shot down two He-111's but were then engaged by Me-109E's losing two Tomahawks but both pilots parachuted safely. On September 15th, in a decisive action that would later be viewed as being the climax of the Battle of Britain, two massive waves of Luftwaffe attacks were repulsed by Fighter Command with 62 Luftwaffe aircraft being shot down for the loss of 28 RAF aircraft. For No.264 squadron it was another two-all draw with two more He-111's being knocked down for the loss of two Tomahawks to Me-109E's. Two days later Hitler postponed his preparations for the invasion of Britain and agreed to a shift from daylight bombing raids to night bombing. Ironically, this would lead to No.264 squadron converting back to their Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I's in November 1940 and eventually receiving the improved Defiant Mk.II model fitted with AI Mk. IV radar and the Merlin XX engine in September 1941. Skin Credit: Charles

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improperly flattened airfield. I've run into it before what terrain? more information would be exceedingly helpful (or you didn't check the tire pressure!!!! )

Low level bombing.

Somewhere is still Phriday

Sky Sabre (CAMM-L and Giraffe-3D on MAN trucks) Reference: https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/british_army_unveils_its_new_sky_sabre_air_defense_missile_system.html

Fully aware of that thanks Kevin. Indeed, I have released one as an IDF bird.

For me the terrain Libya Central Mediterranean(1980-2011) works fine. I tried 5 missions. 5 times different airfields. No problems with "sinking" planes.

WOW!! I went right to it!!! On one of my externals, in a KAW zipped file had to redo the skin, as it had the old mapping; hex edited lod to take jpg textures. using stock 3w decals. I'll have to check the FM, and some other things (my stick as a 'drift' in it on pitch). But, here's a 1st look... Now, if I can just get someone to finish off the TMF Spit Mk 9 .....

Double What-if: Pulqui II and AM-1 Tábano.

What-if: Combat of the River Plate Sometime in the 50s, a group of Uruguayan F-51s engage a few I.Ae. 24 Calquín over the city of La Plata.

now you see it , now you don't

do not achieve a stronger reflection on the prop fast without greatly deforming the plate

nueva piel del prototipo TA 152C y agregando una placa muy sutil al efecto del apoyo rápido

RAF Gosport, an airfield of the Coastal Command. It is situated between two forts of the westward fortification line of Portsmouth.

Kate packs a punch

F-35A Bijli II

profiles seen with the lod viewer

new TA-152C, new trains with wider mast and shock absorber animation, new skin TA-152H

Slow progress on the HFB-320M ECM Hansajet. Right now I´m doing all stencils, after that all lines will be redone.

Perfect for the times... Times change....