JonathanRL

No, Mission Editor one is XP2

According to TWs Facebook, Tomcat will come before XP3. It will be the first time we see a stand alone airplane release, so I am curious to where it will be implemented in terms of campaigns and such.

I hope people have not missed the Pics on Facebook where its shown we are getting more Hunters to fly?

I think the real question is: "Who will make one of thoose for SF2: I?" :P

I have the sad duty to report that the Spitfire on my pictures crashed upon landing in Norway, killing the pilot upon impact.

Arrived at the Air Show at Gärdet at 9.30 in the morning, to see Helicopter No: 15 (Agusta A109) land, and a model of a JAS 39 Gripen (Nicknamed Gripen Light) beeing towed into the area. Military Staff was busy making the place in order for the guests about to arrive. It was not the assigned area for this Guardsman, but it made for such a great photo. K9 Units trained their dogs in the general area. People was understandably cautions about getting closer. Nothing says "APC" like a recruiting poster.... The Helicopter 15 arriving for letting people take a closer look at it for a few hours... ...and it left shortly after lunch. The big show for the day however was a fully restored Bleriot IX Aircraft - the same kind used when flying over the English Channel. It was the only Aircraft that both took off and landed at the Grass Airstrip of Gärdet and also the only one that flew lower then 300 meters. Another Classic that flew over the area was a late-war Spitfire (Mk.XVIIIe). Ruddy fast thing - and at 300 meters, not a very easy thing to take a decent shot at considering the weather... A Sikorsky arrived, showing off their supreme Search and Rescue skills. Its good to know that if I take to the Seas, my life will be in their skilled hands. Do note all the grass flying around in the air, whipped up by the Helicopters Rotors. Common as Gulls - at least on the few Swedish Air Shows we do have - a Four-Plane Wing of F7 Såtenäs - flying JAS 39 Gripen C. Diamond Formation. After them came the classic Aircraft of the Airforce. SK-60, A-32 Lansen and J34 Hawker Hunter. A J29 Tunnan was supposed to have participated but was unable due to malfunction. I failed to get a decent shot of the SK-60 so only shots of Lansen and Hunter are displayed. The Dread of the Soviet Baltic Fleet. Lansen was an Attack Aircraft, designed to wreak havoc on Soviet Invasion Fleets. Later versions carried heavy anti-ship missiles. Hawker Hunter, purchased to fill the gap between J29 and J35, stayed in service for less then ten years. Said to be one of the most lovely planes possible to fly - and also the most beautiful Aircraft to serve in the Air Force to date. Also on the Area was numerious (boring) Ground Vehicles and something rather less boring - A SK-60 Flight Simulator where the Pilot under instruction would try and land at former F-14 Airbase. I was the second during the day to attempt this and the first one to succeed. It was a tad tricky - I am used to a Keyboard, not numerous different controls yet at least I was familiar with the software. Most fun was the throttle and the adjusting of Airbrakes and Flaps. The unit patch suggests they trained me to fly the wrong thing... The first one to attempt landing. His Aircraft became as much of a smoking crater that Microsoft allows in their Flight Sims. Last thing before this entry ends: More of this in Stockholm. Last great Air Show was 12 years ago. Unacceptable! Once every second year at least.

How fitting that tomorrow I shall gaze upon a Spitfire :)

Brilliant!

From what I hear, they where going to tie it in more with the Ryanverse. I dearly hope this means "Bear and the Dragon" missions.

And Like all Care Bears, you purge them by fire.

Thousands of feet march to the beat, it's an army on the march Long way from home, paying the price in young mens lives Thousands of feet march to the beat, it's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud, stuck in the trench with no way out Thousands of machine guns Get on firing through the night Mortars placed and wreck the scene Guns the fields that once were green Still a dead-lock at the front line Where the soldiers die in mud Rosen, houses since long gone Still no glory has been won Know that many men has suffered Know that many men has died Six miles of ground has been won Half a million men are gone And as the men crawl the general call and the killing carry on I long what was the purpose of it all What's the price of a mile Todays drinks are to you, brave Soldiers!

That one gets even better with the new Vuvuzela button Youtube has added :P. Hilarious and epic tought :)

I come home and both SF2 Range and F-14 released? That is much win! I shall try both at the same time :P

I know people have said this before but : WAVE OFF! WAVE OFF!

I was on the Intrepid when I was in NY 2005. It truly is an amazing place :)

That Aircraft needs a tailgunner !

That was bloody fast. I am impressed. Going to place my Israel 2010 install and give this a shot.

Oh, this takes me back to my qualification in the Swedish "Volentary Officer Training" with the G3A3 (Ak4). I was so nervous about qualifying that on the longer ranges, my shoulder was moving too much for me to get a steady aim.

Strike Fighters 2: Israel - IDF Tribute

No, Nato Fighters 4+ is a mod - the same mod released for Wings over Europe but its avalible for both. http://www.column5.us/campaigns.shtml - WoE Version The SF2:E Version is avalible from this site.

You will find that more AI Aircraft has been added, a more fine tuned Flight Model and overall small additions. Getting SF2E and adding Nato Fighters 4+ will give you a most epic and rewarding experience.

Why cant we all just sit in Spitfires and practice formation flight over Suez... Lack of Multiplayer, thats why... but lets all hold hands :)

"Never know what him them" just got a whole new meaning ;-)

I have only lived in the Western part of Germany for a few years, but mostly, Statsis biggest tool was fools and children, as well as surveillance gear. "Ratting out" was not really the same big deal since there was not that many who actually did the ratting - most of thoose who did was already Statsi members who had a big influence in everyday life. While former Statsi Informers where arrested, charges was dropped (Beeing a member is not illigal). A country of 17 million had 100 000 Statsi mixed into them. Compared to Soviets 480 000 KBG Agents or Gestapos 40 000 (who watched over 80 Million), this is a big ammount of people. Regarding the files, some are still classified, others was taken away with Western Intelligence agencies during the first hours of the looting of their headquarters. Any major spineless rat ought to have figured this was a good time to leave the country by then. It is worth noting that many wanted the files to be classified to avoid just the kind of actions you describe above. However, in 1992 the files was declassified and anybody can request to have their Statsi act sent to them. However, it is impossible to say if theese files contain any names of agents who may have reported above-mentioned activites.

I actually like SF2 the most - The Merc mode is simply outstanding. But SF2E and SF2I are awesome as well. Never really bothered with SF2V tought :/