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Title: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: Greebo on June 02, 2014, 06:54:08 AM

Widewing requested this F6F skin a few weeks ago.

It is a Hellcat of VOF-1 based on the USS Tulagi during Operation Dragoon, the August 1944 invasion of southern France. VOF-1 was tasked with artillery spotting for the cruisers and battleships supporting the invasion. The Luftwaffe was generally nowhere to be seen but the squadron did manage to score six kills, with this aircraft involved with four of them. On the 19th August Ensign Wood was flying it and shot down a He-111 and shared another. Two days later Ensign Olszewski shot down two of a flight of three Ju-52s attempting to supply the German defending forces.

Following this the real aircraft sported four swastika kill markings. However as these are are not permitted in AH, I have replaced them with crosses. The aircraft was an early production F6F-5 still with F6F-3-style windows.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/VOF-1_F6F_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/VOF-1_F6F_SC2.jpg)

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: Coalcat1 on June 02, 2014, 07:05:37 AM

Nice on as usual Greebo, I assume we will have to wait until next tour to use it though...  :cry

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: lyric1 on June 02, 2014, 10:50:02 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: Dragon Tamer on June 02, 2014, 02:23:43 PM

 :aok

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: Shifty on June 02, 2014, 04:46:54 PM

Very Nice.

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: Devil 505 on June 02, 2014, 10:23:52 PM

Awesome.

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: Widewing on June 07, 2014, 10:57:52 PM

Greebo, thank you so much! It's gorgeous!

Can't wait for the next skin download....

Title: Re: VOF-1 Hellcat
Post by: glzsqd on June 08, 2014, 12:35:05 AM

Very cool. Found my new F6F skin.