Author Topic: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU (Read 1327 times)

Furball · « **on:** September 10, 2006, 06:33:39 AM »

Guppy, found a pic of a P47 with a big ace of spades insignia on the nose, caption says it belonged to 73 Squadron OTU based in Fayid. Did you have any more pics or profiles of them?

I think it would make a great skin!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2006, 12:00:43 PM »

This must be your bird

Furball · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2006, 12:28:56 PM »

thats the one! nose art is wrong though, in the picture it is a single card and a bit bigger - goes from nearly the front of the cowl all the way back to the cowl flaps.

pic i have is of aircraft 18, serial HD154 something...

thanks

now to persuade someone to skin it!

USRanger · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2006, 02:10:27 PM »

That thar is one mean lookin' jug.

rogerdee · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2006, 02:20:25 PM »

furball i am not sure if they will let us have it as it wasant a combat squadron or didnt see combat.i looked a this skin myself a few times

but i am sure some one said otu aircraft wouldnt be accepted

Furball · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2006, 03:57:26 PM »

well they should... the game is called Aces High and there is a genuine Jug skin from WWII with a whacking big Ace of Spades on the side.

rogerdee · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2006, 04:13:11 PM »

would this make you a happy furby:lol

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Stoney74 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2006, 10:28:09 PM »

Nice...

I was looking for the panel lines at the front of the cowl. Mine do some weird things where the model wraps the bitmap. I see you did the smart thing and omitted them. I've already worked to make them for a couple of hours...

Furball · « **Reply #8 on:** September 11, 2006, 02:00:50 AM »

looks nice

although i think the noseart from the profile is wrong

Guppy35 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 11, 2006, 08:51:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
looks nice although i think the noseart from the profile is wrong

Did some more looking and found a couple photos showing the nose art. It looks like the profile so they must have standardized it at some point. Can you post the image you found furball?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 11, 2006, 08:52:02 AM »

Another

Guppy35 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 11, 2006, 08:52:45 AM »

And a photo of another RAF bird with the Ace of Spades. This is an 81 Squadron kite from Burma so it is combat used.

Furball · « **Reply #12 on:** September 11, 2006, 01:15:21 PM »

my bad, i have had a closer look and the noseart is indeed correct. the picture quality is poor and the cards behind are hardly seen.

great find on the above pics dan, thanks

FTJR · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2006, 11:59:18 PM »

Theres an RAAF OTU Mossie in the game, I think it might be allowed.

Treize69 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2006, 12:03:56 AM »

Showing my vast and vacuous ignorance here... OTU= Operational Training Unit right?