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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: JOACH1M on April 13, 2015, 08:16:20 PM
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(http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b461/snax6/F837D269-99E2-4380-A72D-FBDAB27EA5E1_zps272tu8te.jpg) (http://s1046.photobucket.com/user/snax6/media/F837D269-99E2-4380-A72D-FBDAB27EA5E1_zps272tu8te.jpg.html)
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Who can find more about this plane? Love to see it skinned
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I think it is a Swiss air force skin.
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I think it is a Swiss air force skin.
Yep.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/Bf%20109%20spanish/Bf-109_6_zpsbg4nkeqi.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/Bf%20109%20spanish/Bf-109_6_zpsbg4nkeqi.jpg.html)
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Yep.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/Bf%20109%20spanish/Bf-109_6_zpsbg4nkeqi.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/Bf%20109%20spanish/Bf-109_6_zpsbg4nkeqi.jpg.html)
Is there any outstanding reasons for no skins made?
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Judging by the fact it is swiss, I would say never saw combat? Switzerland being neutral. I may be wrong though.
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Correct me if I am wrong. I seem to recall the Swiss kept the aircraft of the Countries that landed in Switzerland for whatever reason. In turn they used their A/C to form their own squadrons. IIRC there is also a book that was written about the Swiss Airforce during WWII. Someone correct me if I am wrong...it is quite possible I dreamed this. :noid
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Judging by the fact it is swiss, I would say never saw combat? Switzerland being neutral. I may be wrong though.
Correct.
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That is an awesome skin
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That is an awesome skin
it is, I really would love to see it ingame. :(
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Pretty please? :pray
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There were Swiss AF skins in the game before (the older AH 2.0 Bf109 shape). They did intercept both German and Allied aircraft flying into Swiss airspace. Wether that is considered enough for inclusion to the game nowadays is another matter but Swiss 109s have been in the game in the past. But of course only the ones that were flying in the said markings during the war. I do not know if the plane in question was painted like that during the war or wether it was post war.
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For about $60 this book may have the answer to the date of the shark mouth Bf109 G6.
MESSERSCHMITT ME 109 IN SWISS AIR FORCE SERVICE
Schiffer Publications - ISBN# 9780764329241
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For about $60 this book may have the answer to the date of the shark mouth Bf109 G6.
MESSERSCHMITT ME 109 IN SWISS AIR FORCE SERVICE
Schiffer Publications - ISBN# 9780764329241
it could be worth 60$ to me
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The problem I see is the decal company cant even tell if it is a G6 or a G14?
http://www.risingdecals.com/Bf-109/72-012_Swiss.htm
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The problem I see is the decal company cant even tell if it is a G6 or a G14?
http://www.risingdecals.com/Bf-109/72-012_Swiss.htm
Seems they have one of each. I'm inclined to believe the plane in the photo is a G-6.
Since it's Swiss, it cannot be used in the online game, but If I get enough requests I'll do this one for anyone that wants it for offline.
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Seems they have one of each. I'm inclined to believe the plane in the photo is a G-6.
Since it's Swiss, it cannot be used in the online game, but If I get enough requests I'll do this one for anyone that wants it for offline.
looks to be a g6 to me... But why does Swiss have anything to do with it getting in? Because it was nutrual country?
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looks to be a g6 to me... But why does Swiss have anything to do with it getting in? Because it was nutrual country?
Exactly.
Skins are only approved for units that saw combat with that airframe, and also these 109s are captured from Germany not purchased.
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Such a hear breaker
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Swiss airforce had a number of kills during the war, same but to much less extent did the Swedish airforce .
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I say skin it!
They flew during WW2 in squadron strength. Plenty of us like to fly the German rides without iron cross skins on them as a matter of preference.
Whoever stuck roundels or crosses on beautiful aircraft was a S%^^&
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I say skin it!
They flew during WW2 in squadron strength. Plenty of us like to fly the German rides without iron cross skins on them as a matter of preference.
Whoever stuck roundels or crosses on beautiful aircraft was a S%^^&
As what though they don't know what model 109 it was?
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If you can get a copy of the book I listed, you will probably answer all of your questions about the skin.
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Exactly.
Skins are only approved for units that saw combat with that airframe, and also these 109s are captured from Germany not purchased.
A petition for an exemption is one I would sign.
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Afaik Swiss airforce bought 50 Bf109E-1s and 30 Bf109E-3s. and not until 1943 did they fly captured 109's.
Same would go for Gloster Gladiator 1/3rd of Swedish air-force flew in squadron strength against the Russians in the winter war with Finnish markings.
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double :/
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If you can get a copy of the book I listed, you will probably answer all of your questions about the skin.
ill buy the book if it can be comfirmed we can have it ingame :) :D
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Switzerland is neutral in WW2. I doubt that any Swiss skins will ever be allowed for this game.
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I quit
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Judging by the fact it is swiss, I would say never saw combat? Switzerland being neutral. I may be wrong though.
The Swiss saw some limited combat during the war, at the onset they gave the Luftwaffe a rather nasty bloody nose when Goering decided to let the Luftwaffe fly threw Swiss airspace.
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Plane seen action the skin deserves to be in.
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No, the skins from the bloody nose Goering got his luft by letting them fly in swiss air space. Those saw action. You still have to get the book on the off chance it will tell you that the skin your drool is dribbling over is worth the wet keyboard.
Or do more internet drooling to delve deeper into the specific skin's operational history. Something like look up the squadron that skin came from and see if they got to beat up on Germans during the time frame of that skin as part of their defending swiss neutrality.
Which is probably in that book....... :O
But, hey, you obviously have an internet connection and some kind of browser.
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:ahand
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Swiss aircraft were certainly scrambled to intercept a number of errant Mossies, force them to land. I've not read of them having actually fired on them though, in most cases the Mossies were already damaged / having some kind of issue in the first place, which caused them to seek safety in Swiss airspace. Two uniquely-coded Mossies on the same day in one case, both from the same squadron, both with the squadron code incorrect (P3 instead of 3P), with one of them being so new the individual letter hadn't been painted on yet.
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There have been Swiss 109G skins before, why not now?
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Swiss did let any damaged plane land in their country (many videos in youtube), but didnt let them go back, unlike their crews : it was pure neutrality.
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Swiss aircraft were certainly scrambled to intercept a number of errant Mossies, force them to land. I've not read of them having actually fired on them though, in most cases the Mossies were already damaged / having some kind of issue in the first place, which caused them to seek safety in Swiss airspace. Two uniquely-coded Mossies on the same day in one case, both from the same squadron, both with the squadron code incorrect (P3 instead of 3P), with one of them being so new the individual letter hadn't been painted on yet.
There are at least two incidents in which the Swiss engaged Allied fighters. On 9/5/44, two Swiss Bf 109Es escorting a damaged B-17 was bounced by a USAAF P-51D, shooting down one of the Swiss Bf 109s (killing Swiss pilot P.Treu) and heavily damaging the second one. Another incident occurred 5 days later on 9/10 when two Swiss C.35 were engaged by a USAAF P-51D, resulting in one Swiss C.35s and the P-51D being damaged.