Re: Spinners' Strike Fighters Thread

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Miles-Mikoyan Farmer FGA.4 - No.41 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Exercise Sandstorm, 1984

RAFFARMERFGA401 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFARMERFGA402 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFARMERFGA403 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFARMERFGA404 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I've previously done some nice and shiny RAF Farmers so thought I'd knock-up a 'Desert Pink' Farmer at the end of it's service life! Miles was chosen for the alliterative effect but I see the Farmer being more of a Gloster product.

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Hawker Harrier Mk51 - Escuadrón Aéreo 112, Fuerza Aérea del Perú, 1973

PERUHARRIERGR101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PERUHARRIERGR102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PERUHARRIERGR103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PERUHARRIERGR104 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Some 'artistic licence' has been taken here with the national markings and the nose marking is straight out of me own 'ed.

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Hawker Harrier Mk.52 - No.348 'Artic Fox' Squadron, Royal Norwegian Air Force, 1976

RNoAFHARRIER01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNoAFHARRIER02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNoAFHARRIER03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Grumman A-6A(FN) - 12 & 17 Flottilles, l'Aéronautique Navale Française, 1965

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AERONAVALEA-6AINTRUDER10 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The A-6A was in 'Wings Over Vietnam' but unfortunately it missed the cut for 'Strike Fighters 2:Vietnam' which is a real shame as it is very enjoyable to fly this aircraft on a strike mission - especially with MiG-17's on your tail! Thankfully, it can be made flyable by lifting the pit out of the original game and installing it into your newer game although mine seems to have lost a few dials along the way.

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McDonnell Douglas F-4E - Grupo de Aviacion Nº 12, Fuerza Aérea de Chile, 1982

FACHF-4E07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FACHF-4E08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FACHF-4E09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

With the imminent rescue of the trapped Chilean miners I thought I'd release this. I've added a 'tiger' fintip and also amended the national markings.

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Hawker Harrier AV-8A - 3ra Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque, 1982

COANAV-8S01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANAV-8S02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANAV-8S03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANAV-8S04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANAV-8S07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Hawker Harrier Mk.59 - No.1 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque, Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina, 1988

COANAV-8S08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANAV-8S09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANAV-8S10 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Having made the COAN decals (and layered rudder template) I thought I'd try them on the USMC camo skin and switch the unit to No.1 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque. 

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BAe Harrier GR.7 - No.1 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Operation Desert Storm, 1991

RAFHARRIERGR702 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFHARRIERGR703 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFHARRIERGR704 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFHARRIERGR705 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Grumman Tomcat F.2 - No.43 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Operation Granby, 1990

RAFTOMCATF202-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTOMCATF203-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTOMCATF201-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A superb template was released for the F-14 recently so I thought I'd do a Desert Pink RAF machine (even though the RAF's Tornado F.3's stayed in grey during Desert Shield/Desert Storm).

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Grumman Tomcat F.2 - No. 111 'Treble One' squadron, Royal Air Force, 1989

RAFTOMCATF204-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTOMCATF205-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTOMCATF206 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTOMCATF207 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTOMCATF208 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Anyone who has this game/sim will know that you can't normally get this close to a Soviet bomber as their gunners are SH in downing 'blue' fighters! I've cheated here by creating a 'Friendly Bear' and then using him for a North Sea photo op!!

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Douglas A-1J Skyraider - 2nd Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque, Comando de la Aviación Naval, ARA Independencia, 1959

COANA-1J02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANA-1J03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANA-1J06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

COANA-1J05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Supermarine Swift FR.Mk.61 - AKG51 'Immelmann' Luftwaffe, 1960

LUFTWAFFESWIFT02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

LUFTWAFFESWIFT03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

LUFTWAFFESWIFT01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Supermarine Scimitar F.Mk.51 - 300 Squadron, Indian Naval Air Service, 1962

INDIASCIMITAR01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIASCIMITAR02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIASCIMITAR03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIASCIMITAR04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Thinks: Perhaps HMS Centaur was retired a few years earlier than in reality and sold to India.

Anyway, the Supermarine jet trio (Attacker, Swift and Scimitar) are all available as add-on aircraft and I thought I'd try my hand at an INAS Scimitar F.Mk.51. I've removed the hideous inflight refuelling probe but unfortunately this skin is by me and shows how rubbish I am but does give an impression of what the powerful Scimitar would have looked like in INAS service.

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Supermarine Scimitar FGA.2 - No. 41 Squadron, RAF Middle East Command, 1960

Initially designed as a single-seat fighter the prototype Supermarine Type 544 soon attracted the interest of the RAF who quickly drafted an operational requirement for a single-seat low-level strike aircraft equipped with low-altitude bombing equipment and the ability to carry a 'special' weapon. Whilst earmarked for RAF Germany the Scimitar FGA.2 also served at home with No.41 and No.54 squadrons at Stradishall with both squadrons being transferred to RAF Middle East Command during the Second Suez Crisis of 1960.

RAFSCIMITARFG201 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFSCIMITARFG202 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFSCIMITARFG203 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFSCIMITARFG204 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Not a brilliant skin but I hope it gives an impression of what an RAF Scimitar would have looked like.

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Supermarine Scimitar FGA.2 - No.54 Squadron, RAF Strike Command, 1975

RAFSCIMITARFG205 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFSCIMITARFG206 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFSCIMITARFG207 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFSCIMITARFG208 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Better colours on this version I think.