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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Greebo on July 31, 2020, 10:07:15 AM
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Thanks to Lyric1, Toad and Vraciu for the info for this skin, which is an update of a skin originally done by Fester in 2008. Toad requested I update this skin as it was originally flown by his father, 1st Lt John Nolan.
"Quitch" was a B-25D assigned to the 345th Bomb Group's 501st Bomb Squadron. Modified with a straffer nose it flew low level attack missions against Japanese airfields, bases and shipping in and around New Guinea in 1944. During its career it accounted for at least two Japanese ships and one enemy fighter and was flown by two crews, the first led by 1st Lt Milford Symens and the second by 1st Lt John Nolan. On August 15th 1944 it flew its last mission, a strike on the dock at Ternate. Over the target Quitch suffered a mid-air collision with another B-25 and its right wing was severely damaged. With one engine throttled back and by using full rudder and aileron Lt Nolan and the second pilot managed to coax the crippled aircraft to within sight of the friendly base at Kamiri. On final approach though the aircraft's remaining engine gave out and they had to ditch it in the sea. The crew was rescued by a passing DUKW but Quitch had flown its last flight.
(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=400788.0;attach=32964)
(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=400788.0;attach=32966)
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Wow! Greebo she looks FANTASTIC! Thank you very much, I really appreciate the great work.
I did finally get a MUCH faster computer, so if I can dig out my old TM gear from the various moving boxes I intend to give AH another try. I will most certainly be flying Quitch and Potent Cock.
Superb job! Many thanks!
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Stunning.......
Toad, if I see you on, I'll fly support!
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Beautiful job Greebo.
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Greebo! FABTASTIC!
Toad........like shuffler when on I'll gladly fly in support also. Just yell!
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Absolutely fantastic, G. Really nice.
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Wow! Greebo she looks FANTASTIC! Thank you very much, I really appreciate the great work.
I did finally get a MUCH faster computer, so if I can dig out my old TM gear from the various moving boxes I intend to give AH another try. I will most certainly be flying Quitch and Potent Cock.
Superb job! Many thanks!
This is great news. Welcome back, in advance.
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Good work as always Greebo! <S> :cheers:
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:aok
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Stunning.......
Toad, if I see you on, I'll fly support!
Headhunter 38s would have been there :)
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Headhunter 38s would have been there :)
We shall make it so!
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I'll definitely need the support! I never did learn how to bomb anything from a bomber. Jabo, yah. Bomber, no. Pretty much just a fighter guy.
Did HT ever give us a parafrag load out for the B-25? Be great for taking down and airfield I think.
It was a relatively small bomb (24 pounds or 11 kilograms) scored to break into 1" (25mm) fragments on detonation and equipped with a small parachute. The parachute allowed the bomb to be dropped directly over the target in a low-level attack while allowing the attacking aircraft to get clear before detonation.
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/world-war-2/images/7/7b/American_Para-frag_bombs_fall_onto_Ki-21%2C_Buru_Island_1944.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141230045308)
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Nice job :aok
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Great-looking skin, Greebo.
I'd be happy to fly cover for you as well, Toad - or join in a bomb run.
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We attempted to replicate this image of a 345th BG 25 being escorted by two 80th 38s.
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/.highres/80th38s-1.jpg)
We had two 38G skins in 80th markings at that time and the 25 was in the Quitch markings. Scary to say that this was in 2007!
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/.highres/Escort80th.jpg)
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Oh Boy!! Since Toads Dad B25 strafer is now modeled in game when my old friend toad gets back in game this has again opened up my history Junkie self on Thunderbolts of the PAC. Chiefly 7th AF FGs. Taken into consideration are the 348th FG,the 58th F/Bomber group and the 318th which had the N Model. I'll have to look back but I believe this was in the 1944 era. Along with the 80th the P47 groups active at that time would make a great get together in game with the B25 Units. As some of you know I have scads of info on these groups as well as P47 groups in the ETO. I do know the 348th converted to P51s at some point.
Scenario........word of mouth. Let it be known that a mission is going to be assembled. Aircraft would be the B25, Jugs and 38s'. We do have a lot of bomber Pilots in game that would be glad to fly them in a sort of made up mission, maybe even in the MA. Hell I'd fly the B25 also. The time in history would have to be determined hopefull in the P47N model era..but hell any Jug does it for me.
I prefer the in game D11 model so maybe even Kearbys Thunderbolt group could be used......knowing full well that Kearby was lost early in the conflict. 7th AF was still there with Thunderbolts.
Hmmmmmmm. This has got me thinking and excited about the possibilities.
Sorry for the hijack on this beautiful skin but anything which could improve game play, which by the way this skin has done, there are many ideas to develop using Toads' Fathers skin in game.
Again Thanks Greebo! Your skin just developed some excitement and ideas for use in the game. Well done!!
Dan..any ideas? We have the Beaufighter nailed down for use I don't see why we can't do the same for this. I believe at the time Quiche was flying the, JugNs' were sweeping southern Japan. Along with P51s and 38s this could be something great. We had a sort of scenario some time ago similar to this but unfortunately not many participants and quite frankly it was designed that the USAF and USN had only one direction to attack from and made it easy to intercept. Unfortunately the map was to small because of the limited population playing.
Just a thought.
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This is great. Nice personal connection, too.