DD today?

[sevenless]

4 minutes ago, =SquadTag=Username_ said:

 

That was last week's DD

 

There always could be more ?

[JG4_Moltke1871]

1 hour ago, sevenless said:

 

There always could be more ?

How about an intense DD with detailed informations about 410 AND 234 AND J88C AND IAR80/81 AND Mossi AND P51 AND the new Warbird ?…. ?

[sevenless]

1 minute ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

How about an intense DD with detailed informations about 410 AND 234 AND J88C AND IAR80/81 AND Mossi AND P51 AND the new Warbird ?…. ?

 

More, more, more,...?

[Avimimus]

13 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

Maybe mix it up a bit?   Perhaps tomorrow we could all PM the devs with what WE have been doing this week.

 

Okay - now that has to be made into a thread "Non-Dev Update"!

[ShamrockOneFive]

15 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

Maybe mix it up a bit?   Perhaps tomorrow we could all PM the devs with what WE have been doing this week.

 

Answering so many e-mails and putting out fires

 

Also maybe more interesting, I'm writing articles on Aces of the Pacific, PWCG, reviews of some aircraft for X-Plane 11, an editorial, and starting a review on the two IL-2 AAA vehicles.

[Diggun]

12 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

You will always be my favourite toff  

As the state educated grandson of a Nottinghamshire miner, I had been considering objecting to this more strongly, but, seeing as I'm just wending (wobbling) my way home after attending the 25th Raising Lecture Dinner in the Saltmarsh Rooms at Kings College, and having complained bitterly about the biscuits on offer with the cheese, I realise I don't have a f*cking leg to stand on. 

 

Poor bugger must be freely rotating in his grave...

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Finnish nightshift, now breakfast, coffee, newspaper and…. Where’s my DD??

[Guest deleted@191198]

[Pict]

10 hours ago, Diggun said:

...but, seeing as I'm just wending (wobbling) my way home...

 

That was really funny 

 

The fact that you managed to write it with such alacrety clearity while on the way home after a night out beats me and possibly a few others here who also suffer from tumbling fingers syndrome with or without the cheese.

 

That said, I reckon the old fellow would be proud.

Edited October 22, 2021 by Pict
Spelling - not enough cheese

[Diggun]

The coffee is very welcome this morning, and i do feel a little jaded. But some sweet, sweet DD energy will perk me up no end!

[354thFG_Panda_]

Wonder what today will bring)))

[Luftschiff]

3 hours ago, Pict said:

The fact that you managed to write it with such alacrety clearity while on the way home after a night out

 

For a true toff like @Diggun, I believe the correct term is "Claret-y".

[BMA_FlyingShark]

16 hours ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

How about an intense DD with detailed informations about 410 AND 234 AND J88C AND IAR80/81 AND Mossi AND P51 AND the new Warbird ?…. ?

And let's not forget the new fuel system with drop tanks.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[Jason_Williams]

Hey guys,

 

Sorry no DD today. We are focused on the Release Candidate for 4.605 with the Breguet and AQMG. After this we plan to put the new clouds into the Beta next week. Probably have a good DD next week.

 

.

 

Jason 

[AEthelraedUnraed]

2 minutes ago, Jason_Williams said:

We are focused on the Release Candidate for 4.605 with the Breguet and AQMG. After this we plan to put the new clouds into the Beta next week.

I guess this qualifies as a Dev Diary, sort of? Albeit a bit short one.

 

Now, why don't you insert a few more pictures of said clouds to make this a full-fledged DD? 

[Jeronimo83]

On 10/21/2021 at 5:29 PM, =SquadTag=Username_ said:

 

Lets recreate that vertical dogfight. 

Awesome!

[Blitzen]

5 hours ago, Jason_Williams said:

Hey guys,

 

Sorry no DD today. We are focused on the Release Candidate for 4.605 with the Breguet and AQMG. After this we plan to put the new clouds into the Beta next week. Probably have a good DD next week.

 

.

 

Jason 

DRAT!

[=_=HeavenAndClouds]

2 hours ago, Jeronimo83 said:

Awesome!

3 more weeks to go. Stay patient ?

[FlyingNutcase]

That's a great mini-DD. And Growling Sidewinder's latest IL2 vid over coffee. A good start to a Saturday morning. Looking forward to 4.605, presumably this coming week. AQMG!

Edited October 23, 2021 by FlyingNutcase

[Mtnbiker1998]

On 10/21/2021 at 11:29 AM, =SquadTag=Username_ said:

 

Lets recreate that vertical dogfight. 

Thanks for the new phone wallpaper! Haha. 

 

Also obligatory "Old Crow better be one of the default P-51B skins" comment.

[BlitzPig_EL]

I hope we will see more P51 skins that don't have unit markings so we can take advantage of the unit marking decal function on more than just the bland, unpainted, default skin.

[=_=HeavenAndClouds]

12 hours ago, Mtnbiker1998 said:

Thanks for the new phone wallpaper! Haha. 

 

Also obligatory "Old Crow better be one of the default P-51B skins" comment.

ikr... 

[[-=BP=-]Slegawsky_VR]

Nice art work, we just to have to wait for the actual aircraft. Thanks?

[sevenless]

12 hours ago, Mtnbiker1998 said:

Also obligatory "Old Crow better be one of the default P-51B skins" comment.

 

Yep! With white tires, droptanks and all.

 

Edited October 23, 2021 by sevenless

[BlitzPig_EL]

[=_=HeavenAndClouds]

 

 

Edited October 23, 2021 by =SquadTag=Username_

[Rjel]

I suspect there will be a boatload of Old Crows, Shangri-Las and other famous Bs/Cs done. And rightfully so, but my first skin of a P-51B will be this man's -

 

 Without his influence, the P-51 might not have become the dominate force it was as early as it was. This was his first B model, perhaps the first in the 4thFG with the Malcolm hood.

Edited October 23, 2021 by Rjel

[357th_KW]

13 hours ago, Mtnbiker1998 said:

Thanks for the new phone wallpaper! Haha. 

 

Also obligatory "Old Crow better be one of the default P-51B skins" comment.

 

 

[=_=HeavenAndClouds]

18 minutes ago, VBF-12_KW said:

 

"I pushed little bit of left rudder and pow!" 
 

 

[[-=BP=-]Slegawsky_VR]

I have build a nice collection of some cool footage too show you.

 

Invasion stripes look best.

 

There is  more

 

[[CPT]milopugdog]

I'd love to make a skin of a semi-local ace's plane I saw at the Warhawk Air Museum in Idaho, originally flown by Lt. Col. Duane W. Beeson. He join the RCAF when he didn't meet the requirements for the USAAC; and flew with them until 1942 when he transferred into the USAAF. He shot down 12 aircraft with the P-47C/D, and 5 with the P-51B, with 22 victories total. Ultimately, he passed away of a brain tumor at the age of 25.

[Rjel]

5 minutes ago, [CPT]milopugdog said:

I'd love to make a skin of a semi-local ace's plane I saw at the Warhawk Air Museum in Idaho, originally flown by Lt. Col. Duane W. Beeson. He join the RCAF when he didn't meet the requirements for the USAAC; and flew with them until 1942 when he transferred into the USAAF. He shot down 12 aircraft with the P-47C/D, and 5 with the P-51B, with 22 victories total. Ultimately, he passed away of a brain tumor at the age of 25.

If you're a 4thFG buff, I hope you've read 1000 Destroyed and Escort To Berlin. Both are excellent reads.

[[CPT]milopugdog]

16 minutes ago, Rjel said:

If you're a 4thFG buff, I hope you've read 1000 Destroyed and Escort To Berlin. Both are excellent reads.

I'm afraid not! I've concentrated most of my reading time to the Eastern front, Pacific, and more recently missiles. Of course... What reading you can do about missiles...

Always looking for good books though, thanks for the suggestion!

 

An interesting missile book I've read lately is titled Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety. It's about an accident where a Titan II blew up in its silo. You can kinda get an idea of what happened here.

Edited October 23, 2021 by [CPT]milopugdog

[sevenless]

8 hours ago, Rjel said:

Without his influence, the P-51 might not have become the dominate force it was as early as it was. This was his first B model, perhaps the first in the 4thFG with the Malcolm hood.

 

Yep.  

 

“We are here to fight,” he told them. “To those who don’t believe me, I would suggest transferring to another group. I’m going to fly the arse off each one of you. Those who keep up with me, good. Those who don’t, I don’t want them.”

 

 

He had flown more than 100 sorties in the Spitfire and been credited with three aerial victories by the time the RAF’s three Eagle squadrons were transferred to the U.S. Army Air Forces in September 1942, forming the 4th Fighter Group.

[Props]

Escort To Berlin is also great. It is basically a complete day to day mission log of the 4th FG's history in WW2 including Eagle Squadron missions from the start. A bit dull at times reading all those mission reports, but gives you a great idea what they really went through from day 1.

[farley]

1 hour ago, Props said:

Escort To Berlin is also great. It is basically a complete day to day mission log of the 4th FG's history in WW2 including Eagle Squadron missions from the start. A bit dull at times reading all those mission reports, but gives you a great idea what they really went through from day 1.

 

I just googled "Escort to Berlin" and of course what comes up is "Escorts in Berlin", which is not quite the same....    

 

I'll try adding WWII to the search...

1 minute ago, farley said:

 

I just googled "Escort to Berlin" and of course what comes up is "Escorts in Berlin", which is not quite the same....    

 

I'll try adding WWII to the search...

Perhaps you meant "Mission to Berlin"?

[Bremspropeller]

23 minutes ago, farley said:

I just googled "Escort to Berlin" and of course what comes up is "Escorts in Berlin", which is not quite the same....    

 

I hear things can get messy with either ones...

[Rjel]

1 hour ago, farley said:

 

I just googled "Escort to Berlin" and of course what comes up is "Escorts in Berlin", which is not quite the same....    

 

I'll try adding WWII to the search...

Perhaps you meant "Mission to Berlin"?

This is the book. Had it for 40 years or so. Excellent.

 

[Props]

3 hours ago, Rjel said:

This is the book. Had it for 40 years or so. Excellent.

 

Yep that's the one! I lost my first copy about 6 years ago to water damage, so now I have my second copy. I've been through just about every book on the 4th FG and they all have some merit, but this one is the best from a historical perspective giving you precise dates for the little stuff like when they got issued the first G-suits (both types, water and pneumatic), turnover from Spits to Jugs and then Mustangs, how hard it was to get the coveted Malcolm hoods, and good descriptions of their many combats, etc. Highly recommend it.

[Rjel]

1 hour ago, Props said:

Yep that's the one! I lost my first copy about 6 years ago to water damage, so now I have my second copy. I've been through just about every book on the 4th FG and they all have some merit, but this one is the best from a historical perspective giving you precise dates for the little stuff like when they got issued the first G-suits (both types, water and pneumatic), turnover from Spits to Jugs and then Mustangs, how hard it was to get the coveted Malcolm hoods, and good descriptions of their many combats, etc. Highly recommend it.

I'm on my second copy too. Bought it brand new in 2013 from the original printing. I've used the indexes in the first copy to cross check A/C serial numbers, pilots and the like that the book is completely worn out. The new copy sits in my bookcase untouched.

 

If I could recommend a good book about a Fourth pilot, check out Delayed Legacy by Conrad John Netting IV. His father flew with the Fourth from 4/4/44 until he was lost on 6/10/44. It was an excellent read of a sad story and then ultimately one that was somewhat rewarding.