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Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: 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!

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Guppy35 on September 10, 2006, 12:00:43 PM

This must be your bird

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Furball 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!

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: USRanger on September 10, 2006, 02:10:27 PM

That thar is one mean lookin' jug.:aok

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: rogerdee 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

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Furball 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.

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: rogerdee on September 10, 2006, 04:13:11 PM

would this make you a happy furby:lol (http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1157922379_73otup47.jpg)[/IMG]

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Stoney74 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...

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Furball on September 11, 2006, 02:00:50 AM

looks nice :) although i think the noseart from the profile is wrong

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Guppy35 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?

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Guppy35 on September 11, 2006, 08:52:02 AM

Another

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Guppy35 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.

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Furball 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 :)

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: FTJR on September 18, 2006, 11:59:18 PM

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

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: Treize69 on September 19, 2006, 12:03:56 AM

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

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: FTJR on September 20, 2006, 05:33:54 AM

Correct :)

Title: 'Ace of Spades' Flight, No 73 Squadron OTU
Post by: rogerdee on September 22, 2006, 11:31:00 AM

ive  now uploaded  this skin on to the skin site.
hope u guys  like it

(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1158942559_73otu-d11.jpg)[/IMG]