Re: Spinners' Strike Fighters Thread

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Vickers Valiant B.59 - 96th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), USAF Strategic Air Command, 1961

USAFVALIANT01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFVALIANT02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFVALIANT03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I just had to use my 'V-Bomber' starbar again! As there are no spare 'B' designations I've plumped for B-59 actually Boeing's unsuccessful supersonic bomber in a competion won by the ground-breaking B-58 Hustler.

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Supermarine Scarab F.2 - Firestorm Missile Testing, Nevada, 1963

RAFFLAGONF201 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFLAGONF202 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFLAGONF203 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFLAGONF204 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFLAGONF205 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

An amazing 'test range' mod was released recently and gives players an exciting new Desert terrain to zoom around in, a whole host on unmanned drones to shoot down and some very well detailed ground targets to bomb.

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BAC Thunderstrike F.3 - Missile Testing

RAFTHUNDERSTRIKEF308 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERSTRIKEF309 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERSTRIKEF310 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Lockheed Constellation C.1 - No.24 Squadron, RAF Transport Command, 1950

RAFCONSTELLATIONC101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFCONSTELLATIONC102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFCONSTELLATIONC103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Back to my gradual trawl through RAF squadrons and No.24 are another squadron without colourful inter-war/post-war markings.

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Republic Thunderstreak FB.4 - No.25 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1956 (Mescalero APC)

RAFTHUNDERSTREAKFB421 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERSTREAKFB422 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERSTREAKFB423 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERSTREAKFB424 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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North American F-100I 'Shavit' - 119 Squadron, Heyl HaAvir, 1967

IDFF-100D01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

IDFF-100D02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

IDFF-100D03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A lot of F-100 skins have been released recently (mainly for the F-100C) and this IDF skin by hgbn is an absolute beauty so I couldn't resist using my red IDF fin and fuselage arrow markings on it.

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Republic F-84K Thunderjet FGA.1 - No.26 Squadron, RAF Middle East Command, 1953

RAFTHUNDERJETFGA101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERJETFGA102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFTHUNDERJETFGA103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.4 - No.26 Squadron, RAF Middle East Command, 1974

RAFPHANTOMFGR401 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPHANTOMFGR402 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPHANTOMFGR403 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPHANTOMFGR404 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Grumman Prowler E.1 - No.27 Squadron, RAF Middle East Command, 1976

RAFPROWLERE101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPROWLERE102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPROWLERE103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPROWLERE104 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFPROWLERE105 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I found this skin over at Combat Ace and just added some appropriate RAF markings including my new No.27 squadron nosebars.

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McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4E - 22 Gruppo, 51 Stormo, Aeronautica Militare Italiana, 1973

AMIF-4E01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIF-4E02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIF-4E03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis - Força Aérea Portuguesa, 1960

PoAFMiG-15N01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PoAFMiG-15N02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PoAFMiG-15N03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PoAFMiG-15N04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Inspired by JP Vieira's thread. I really like the Portugese Nautical Star!

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McDonnell Voodoo FR.3 - No.28 Squadron, RAF South East Asia Command, 1969

RAFVOODOOFR301 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFVOODOOFR302 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFVOODOOFR303 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I didn't want to do No.28 squadron as a chopper unit so I looked at their more distant past and their long association with the Far East and decided to use the very rare Voodoo RF-101B as an RAF recce bird in SEAC markings. Whilst the USAF's One-Oh-Wonder was soon eclipsed by the USN's Phantom it was a hot-looking ship and I especially like the planform.

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Supermarine Attacker F.Mk.51 - No.323 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force, 1951

RNLAFATTACKERFB301 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNLAFATTACKERFB302 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNLAFATTACKERFB303 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNLAFATTACKERFB304 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Doh! Forgot the cannon barrels. The serial numbers are from my RNLAF Lightning and I'm not too sure if Diana is facing the right way but I quite like this one.

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Saunders-Roe Firebar FAW.2 - No.29 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1961

RAFFIREBARFAW201 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFIREBARFAW202 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFIREBARFAW203 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFIREBARFAW204 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFFIREBARFAW206 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I do like putting Soviet types in RAF service and the Yakovlev Firebar is a particular favourite of mine. Backstories for this scenario however are difficult and I get torn between an early post-war Soviet invasion of West Europe or British companies producing the same design in a parellel universe  - Anyway, I hope you like this - more No.29 Squadron stuff to follow.

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Gloster Guardian F.3A - No.29 Squadron, RAF Strike Command, 1988

Licence-production of the Convair F-102A 'Delta Dagger' as the Gloster Galant was quickly followed by licence-production of the F-106A 'Delta Dart' as the Gloster Guardian. Entering service in 1961 there were three main versions of the Guardian with the Olympus engined F.3A's only finally being retired in 1991.

RAFGUARDIANF3A01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFGUARDIANF3A02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFGUARDIANF3A03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFGUARDIANF3A04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr