Just a few Lancasters

[ronvking]

With thanks to the repainters and of course FCS

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[tigermoth]

Brilliant! I just love that aircraft. How did you do that?

[ronvking]

Flew a flight with one lancaster and recorded it with FS Recorder then using tools supplied copied that flight with slight changes in height and position, then after doing that 8 times merged them altogether. Using an editor (again supplied) coverted that into a txt file and changed the aircraft type for different aircraft, reversed the process and then played it back to take the screen shots.

[Quixoticish]

I've never seen the white livery before, what's the story behind it?

[stiz]

I've never seen the white livery before, what's the story behind it?

done for some sort of tour in america if i rember correctly?

[ronvking]

The white and black scheme is from the late 40's after WWII.

Seen quite a few photos including aircraft from 40, 82, 115, 204 and 224 squadron's.

On one photo stated the scheme was used in the Middle East and the UK.

[ftl818]

The white and black scheme is from the late 40's after WWII.

Seen quite a few photos including aircraft from 40, 82, 115, 204 and 224 squadron's.

On one photo stated the scheme was used in the Middle East and the UK.


Yes, the black and white scheme was used during a tour of the US after the victory in Europe May '45.
The publication "Lancaster in action" has a photo of the depicted aircraft. It also stated that these squadrons were intented to participate as RAF contribution in the bombing of Japan.

So I understand that the schema would be that of the "Tiger Force" which never got started because of the abrupt (atomic) victory over Japan.

Enjoy,

Paul (painter of the aircraft)

[bruce448]

In the UK, the White schemes were used By the RAF Coastal Command.

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/Coastal_Command.jpg

Bruce

[Quixoticish]

In the UK, the White schemes were used By the RAF Coastal Command.

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/Coastal_Command.jpg

Bruce

I know, I did a load of them for the FS-Cast B-17 a while ago. I've just never seen a white/black scheme with white uppers like that on a Lancaster before.

http://www.wayland-designs.co.uk/flight_simulator/B17-1W.jpg

http://www.wayland-designs.co.uk/flight_simulator/B17-2W.jpg

[JensOle]

As mentioned by Paul; The white and black scheme had nothing to do with the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region> tour or coastal command; it was the new scheme for the RAF Far East Bomber Command, called the “Tiger Force”, which stood up in 1944 for managing the transfer of most of the RAF heavy bombers to the Pacific TO and operations against the Japanese from <st1:place w:st="on">Okinawa</st1:place>. The main assets of the Tiger Force were to be late model Lancaster’s and the new Avro Lincoln. With the surrender of the Japanese the Tiger Force was disbanded, but the RAF Bomber Command continue to use the livery for the early post war years.
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Back to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region> goodwill tour of Bomber Command, they flew <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lancasters</st1:place></st1:City> which had been earmarked for Tiger Force deployment. <o:p></o:p>

[Quixoticish]

Thanks for the information.

Is the white Lanc available here at the Outhouse?

[ftl818]

Thanks for the information.

Is the white Lanc available here at the Outhouse?


Yes, you can find it here:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&linkid=173

There are still a few errors in the repaint which I cannot alter (texture mapping of small parts, bleed through to the underside of the wings). And yes, the orientation of the registration on the wing underside is correct!

Good luck,


Paul