Classics Hangar Fw190D-Ta152H Released

[Mathias]

It's ready for download, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Head over to http://www.classics-hangar.de/produkte_ta152h_en.htm and have a look around.

[Barfly]

Downloading now... been waiting a long time for this one

[Mathias]

Thanks much Barfly, I hope you enjoy it!

BTW, to those looking for the German tail thingy, there should be something available somewhere soon. .-)

[hairyspin]

Yay! Merry Christmas to you and the team, Mathias!

[Roger]

Excellent!

[huub vink]

A release without screenshots can't be called a proper release, so.........

[Barfly]

Thanks Mathias, burned through a tank on the D11 in 20 minutes, beautiful plane, great flyer, great sounds. Looks great just sitting on the ramp too, lol. Very well done, and worth the wait!

[Mathias]

Cheers Barfly, I'm glad and relieved that you like it.

BTW, for those who bother: The paintkit is not yet up, should be available sometime tomorrow.
I'm unfortunately on a very fossile DSL connection since I moved into my GF's house so it'll take a bit. :-)

[Sascha66]

A release without screenshots can't be called a proper release, so.........

Huub, what squadron used this paint? Never seen this before! Is it a training scheme?

Happy New Year to all at the Outhouse!

Sascha

[Mathias]

Sascha, this is the fairly well documented D-11 of Platzschutzstaffel JV44 with the notto "Der nächste Herr, dieselbe Dame" on the left side.
It comes stock with the package.

[huub vink]

These Dora's were part from Galland's Zirkus". Jagdverband 44 flew the Messerschmitt Me262, which was very vulnerable during landing and take off. Therefore these Doras provided top cover. This unit was officially called "Platszschutzstaffel" (Field protection flight) had many (nick) names but is currently best known under the name Papageienstaffel (parrot flight). The under surfaces of the Doras were painted in red and white to make them easy recognisable for the ground troops and had slogans on the port side of the aircraft.

The unit consisted out of 4 pilots; Lt.Karl Heinz Hofmann, Lt. Heinz Sachenberg, Hptm. Waldemar Wüpke and Oblt. Klaus Faber. (Perhaps a fifth pilot was involved Fw. Bodo Dirschauer).

Red 13, Faber's lucky number, was wearing the slogan "Rein muß er und wenn wir beide weinen" (In he goes even though both of us will cry).

Red 3 flown by Wübke had "Im auftrage der Reischbahn" (By order of the state railway) as he also had on his Messerschmitt Bf109E during the Battle of Britain.

Sachsenberg, who flew red 1 had "Verkaaft's mei Gwand 'I foahr im Himmel" (sell my clothes I'm going to heaven in Bavarian dialect) painted on his aircraft.

It is not known who was the regular pilot from red 4 but the slogan "Der nächste Herr, die selbe Dame!" (The next man, the same woman) might be an indication that this aircraft was used by more than one pilot.

There might have been a fifth aircraft wearing the slogan "Rein mit Sack und Flöte" (Bang in with bag and whistle), but there no pictures to prove this.

Normally they flew as a single staffel (4 aircraft) but sometimes they provided cover with 2 staffel (8 aircraft).

The repaint in my screenshot is made by Alessandro Biaggi and part of the original package.

Cheers,
Huub

edit: Too late, but I hope my answer provides you a bit more background information