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Just adding a splash of colour. The 'Madagascar' runways and airfields are awesome!

I love the enthusiasm of this thread! Keep up the good work guys.

Dassault Mirage 5 - Kenya Air Force

View File [Fictional] Saab-Hawker Draken F.2A Saab Draken F.2A for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a 'what if' Saab Draken F.2A with markings for No.23 and No.25 squadrons of the Royal Air Force as they might of appeared in the 1980's towards the end of their career. I've used the excellent Draken J35D 'David' from the Draken pack uploaded at CombatACE by lindr2 to create this 'what if' RAF Draken but heartily recommend the Draken pack which has no less than 8 Drakens and is a superb effort by all concerned. For this revised upload I've made a simple grey skin and decals to create these RAF Drakens as they might have looked towards the end of their lives. I've used 1978 to 1991 as the 'in service' years, basically to utilise the British Skyflash missile and I've also tweaked the data.ini and also the loadout.ini to give RAF loadouts. The Draken itself was an amazing achievement and has a similar WOW factor to the contempory 'Century Series' of fighters - you just cannot believe it first flew in 1955... it just looks so cool! As much as I love the English Electric Lightning you must remember that the Draken had half the power but effectively did the same job plus another half-a-dozen! In addition, it cost dramatically less and it certainly required a fraction of the maintenance man hours! Suggested further reading - Saab Draken (chapter) 'Early Supersonic Fighters of the West' (Bill Gunston) INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Draken_F2A folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Draken_F2A folder into your main Decals folder. 3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the TANK_DRAKEN_F2A folder into your Weapons folder. CREDITS I've lifted these credits from the Draken pack but if I've unwittingly left anyone out then please accept my apology and do not hesitate to contact me to allow me to amend this package. Lud von Pipper -- Lead 3D Modeller BPAO -- Additional 3D Modeling Sony Tuckson -- Textures and Decals Crab_02 -- Weapon and Drop Tank Models column5 -- Flight Model and INI files Matthew Ouellette -- Bare Metal Skin As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 3 - January 17th, 2024. Submitter Spinners Submitted 01/17/2009 Category What If Hangar  

Lifted from the SF1 section into the Spinners' What-If Hangar and includes new squadron decals, new serial number decals and some additional SF2 refinements.

Saab-Hawker Draken F.1 - No.74 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1965

View File [Fictional] Saab Draken F.1 Saab Draken F.1 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a 'what if' Saab Draken F.1 with markings for No.56 and No.74 squadrons of the Royal Air Force as they might of appeared in the 1960's in service with RAF Fighter Command. I've used the excellent Draken J35D 'David' from the Draken pack uploaded at CombatACE by lindr2 to create this 'what if' RAF Draken but heartily recommend the Draken pack which has no less than 8 Drakens and is a superb effort by all concerned. Apart from a simple bit of overspray onto the superb Bare Metal Skin I've simply used my decals to create RAF Drakens for No.56 sqd (The Firebirds) and No.74 sqd (The Tigers) and these two squadrons were never far away from each other during that era. I've tweaked the data.ini and also the loading.ini to give RAF style loadouts and also used the stock Su-7 drop tanks which are a good match. The Draken itself was an amazing achievement and has a similar WOW factor to the contempory 'Century Series' of fighters - you just cannot believe it first flew in 1955... it just looks so cool! As much as I love the English Electric Lightning you must remember that the Draken had half the power but effectively did the same job plus another half-a-dozen! In addition, it cost dramatically less and it certainly required a fraction of the maintenance man-hours! Suggested further reading - Saab Draken (chapter) 'Early Supersonic Fighters of the West' (Bill Gunston) INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the DrakenF1 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the DrakenF1 folder into your main Decals folder. 3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the Firestreak1 folder into your Weapons folder. CREDITS I've lifted these credits from the Draken pack and also from the skin I've used. If I've left anyone out then please accept my apology and do not hesitate to contact me to allow me to amend this download. Lud von Pipper -- Lead 3D Modeller BPAO -- Additional 3D Modeling Sony Tuckson -- Textures and Decals Crab_02 -- Weapon and Drop Tank Models column5 -- Flight Model and INI files Matthew Ouellette -- Bare Metal Skin As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to russouk2004 for the Firestreak missile from his superb Lightning F.6 package and this is added just in case you don't have the Third Wire version. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 3 - December 13th, 2023. Submitter Spinners Submitted 01/12/2009 Category What If Hangar  

Lifted from the SF1 section and brought into the hangar! Updated with revised decals, loadout tga, weapons and data ini's, etc.

Drakens in East Africa! Superb terrain - well done to all concerned!

Very nice and an absolute doddle to install - thank you!

Dhimari Mustang (Nice to see Parani Spitfires showing up as the enemy when flying in SF2 desert terrain)

De Havilland Vampire FB.5 - No.16 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1949

Nice work but please note that it was No.263 squadron and not No.293 squadron.

Sud-Ouest Farandole III - EC2/11 Vosges, Armee de l'Air, 1957

Oooh, yes. Good choice!

View File [Fictional] Sud-Ouest Farandole II (MiG-15bis) Sud-Ouest Farandole II for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire MiG-15bis masquerading as a fictional Sud-Ouest competitor and rival to the Dassault Mystere IIC. Naturally, you will need the Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack One as it contains the MiG-15bis and also the Mystere IV pit. BACKSTORY When the straight-wing Sud-Ouest Farandole I lost out to the Dassault Ouragan for a production order they quickly schemed an improved swept-wing version known as the Farandole II utilising the same Hispano-Suiza Nene 104B engine. Working at speed the Sud-Ouest team flew the first prototype in October 1950 and the scintillating performance soon attracted the Armee de l'Air who ordered 150 production aircraft almost immediately leading to the cancellation of the Dassault Mystere IIC. Entering service in November 1952 the Farandole II was considered to be an interim type but served until 1960 with the Armee de l'Air and until 1974 with the Israeli Air Force who were the only export customer. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Farandole2 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Farandole2 folder into your Decals folder. 3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the Farandole_Tank into your Weapons folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - February 5th, 2024 Submitter Spinners Submitted 05/16/2010 Category What If Hangar  

Beagle kill by a Sud-Ouest Farandole II - EC2/11 Vosges, Armee de l'Air

Sud-Ouest Farandole II - EC2/11 Vosges, Armee de l'Air, 1955 More pics of this French MiG-15bis are on the lower link below!

Mustang FB.4's of No.13 Squadron, Royal Dhimari Air Force

North American Mustang FB.4 - Royal Dhimari Air Force, 1948

Supermarine Spitfire F.9C - No.74 Squadron, RAF Middle East Command, 1949.

No thanks, I've eaten.

But didn't most 'S' models have wing leading-edge slats whereas the F-4J(UK) didn't?