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A good buddy and ex-boss flew two tours in 'Nam, part of one was on the Chinook. He said he once came back with Hmong arrows in the belly of his CH46! Said his crew chief nearly wet himself from laughing.

Thanks. Couple of more shots as I tweak things a bit.

Thanks. Got the Hawk III running ingame for the first time. Still gotta finish the skins and other stuff, but it works!

I've begun work on the Hawk III skins - start of fuselage below.

Two links for free compression software: http://download.cnet.com/Free-RAR-Extract-Frog/3000-2250_4-10804840.html http://www.7-zip.org/

Thanks. Very useful!

Click on the envelope at the top of the screen. It opens the Private Message box. Start a new message and send it to me. If it works, I'll reply and you can attach the map to your reply. And thank you again!

Progress shots of the Curtiss Hawk III. Its ready to UVW map, then make skin artwork. Been reading up on CAF aces, and discovered some technical details about the Hawk III. They were armed with a .30 Browning and a .50 Browning, which gave them very effective firepower by the standards of the mid-1930s. Also, the Japanese Mitsubishi A5M had superior performance to the standard Hawks, so the CAF stripped bomb racks, drop tank gear, airflow ring, and sliding canopy to improve performance. That explains why there is so much variation in the old photographs of CAF Hawk III aircraft.

Thank you. I clicked on your link, but the screen was blank. Below are some test shots of buildings and river objects.

Anyone interested in aerial combat during the Sino-Japanese war might find this website interesting. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm

Wow! I am both impressed by your research and honored that the citizens of your home town still commemorate Lt. Moni. Thank you for this fascinating information. Progress shot of Mitsubishi A5M2 and A5M2 Otsu below:

Thanks. This aerial campaign was my first mod interest when I discovered First Eagles back in 2006/7. I have always loved the subject matter - high adventure and aerial combat with sophisticated biplanes. Chennault was involved from the very beginning of the campaign as an advisor, and eventually resulted in the American Volunteer Group, popularly known as the Flying Tigers.