Re: Spinners' Strike Fighters Thread

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Grumman F-14J Tomcat - 203rd Hikotai, JASDF, 2000

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Lockheed-Martin/Boeing F-22J Raptor - 302nd Hikotai, JASDF, 2018

JASDFF-22JRAPTOR01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-22JRAPTOR02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-22JRAPTOR03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-22JRAPTOR04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Not my favourite aeroplane (not even in my top 1000  ) but a template for the F-22A was released recently and as I'm short of time tonight I thought I'd continue the JASDF theme with a 'what if' F-22J 'J(r)aptor' with my Aggressor Splinter scheme.

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Sukhoi Su-5 'Fenton' - Soviet Air Force, 1951

SOVIETSu-5FENTON01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

SOVIETSu-5FENTON02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

SOVIETSu-5FENTON03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

In many respects the Ouragan was a simple and pedestrian machine that was produced in far fewer numbers than originally planned but it was also the start of the amazing post-war Dassault legacy as they quickly followed it up with the Mystere IIC, Mystere IV and Super Mystere. Why couldn't Britain have taken similar building block steps by allowing Hawker to proceed with their P.1040, P.1052 and P.1081? Anyway, this is the Ouragan masquerading as the Su-5 'Fenton' (the real Su-5 was a mixed-powerplant fighter).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRSbr0EYYU

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Northrop F-5A - Grupo 6 'Aggressor Flight' Fuerza Aérea Argentina, 1981

After seizing power in the Military coup d'état of March 1976, Orlando Ramón Agosti the Commander-in-Chief of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina declared that his air force was inadequate "to defend Argentina and succeed in it's aims" (a thinly-veiled reference to the Malvinas) and announced a modest expansion programme. In February 1977 16 F-5A's and 4 F-5B's were purchased from the Iranian Government and from June 1977 these started to re-equip Grupo 6 de Caza with four F-5A's equipping an Aggressor flight at Base Aerea Tandil in the Buenos Aires Province.

FAAF-5A01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAF-5A02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAF-5A03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAF-5A04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAF-5A05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A really sweet 'Aggressor' skin exists for the CF-5A and I've used it to create an Argentinian Aggressor F-5A with markings for Grupo 6 including my fin stripe based on the their 'six star' patch. The F-5 is one of those aircraft I just can't take to - especially the pretty tepid 'A' although I do find the history of the Skoshi Tiger 'C' quite fascinating.

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Sukhoi Su-5 'Fenton' - Czechoslovakian Air Force, 1957

CZECHSu-5OURAGAN01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

CZECHSu-5OURAGAN02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

CZECHSu-5OURAGAN03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

CZECHSu-5OURAGAN04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

CZECHSu-5OURAGAN05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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SEPECAT Jaguar SB - No.2 Squadron, Belgian Air Force, 1983

BAFJAGUAR01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

BAFJAGUAR02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

BAFJAGUAR03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

BAFJAGUAR04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I was just having a play around with excellent Jaguar GR.1 (one of the very best add-on aircraft) and wondered what it would look like in Belgian Air Force markings. IMHO the Jaguar was so good it should have been a standard NATO type!

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McDonnell Demon F.1 - 899 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, 1965

RNDEMONF101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNDEMONF102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNDEMONF103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNDEMONF104 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Acknowledged to be a stepping stone towards the F-4 Phantom the Demon was severely hampered by the dreaded Westinghouse J40 engine and could have done with an afterburning J79 or (as seen here) an afterburning Rolls-Royce Avon. The excellent Demon 3D model was created by 'Foxmonter' an Argentinian modder and a smashing template has enabled me to do a quick RN skin but excuse the lack of demarcation on the airbrake doors.

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Rockwell Bronco GR.1 - 1417 Flight, RAF Belize, 1976

RAFBRONCOGR101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFBRONCOGR102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFBRONCOGR103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFBRONCOGR104 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A great OV-10A Bronco exists as an add-on and is complete with several USMC and USAF skins. Here I've used a late USMC skin with my decals for 1417 Flight who in real life operated the Harrier in Belize during the 1970's and 1980's after a pretty exciting time in Aden in the 1960's.

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Rockwell Bronco GR.1A - No.20 Squadron, RAF Middle East Command, 1991

RAFBRONCOGR105 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFBRONCOGR106 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFBRONCOGR107 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Aero Vochody L-39P Albatros - Advanced Fighter Training Regiment, Parani Air Force, 1986

PARANIL-39PALBATROS01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PARANIL-39PALBATROS02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PARANIL-39PALBATROS03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PARANIL-39PALBATROS04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PARANIL-39PALBATROS05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PARANIL-39PALBATROS06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The L-39 is a very attractive jet and this is a superb 3D model of it. Here I've used the Libyan skin with my Parani decals.

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Aero Vochody L-39P Albatros - No.26 Squadron, Indian Air Force, 1986

INDIAL-39PALBATROS01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAL-39PALBATROS02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAL-39PALBATROS03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAL-39PALBATROS04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Czech skin with Indian decals.

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Chengdu J-1 Vampire - Peoples' Liberation Army Air Force, 1949

PLAAFJ-1VAMPIRE01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFJ-1VAMPIRE02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFJ-1VAMPIRE03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFJ-1VAMPIRE04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFJ-1VAMPIRE05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Perhaps the same short-sighted Labour Government ministers who approved the sale of Rolls-Royce jet engines to the Soviet Union in 1946 also approved the export of the lovely de Havilland Vampire to China!

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Xian H-4 - Peoples' Liberation Army Air Force, 1959

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Like most stock Third Wire 'AI' aircraft the Canberra has lower resolution skin bitmaps (512x512) compared to the flyable aircraft (1024x1024) but it still gives good results and I'm quite please with how this Chinese Canberra (Clanbelly  ) has turned out and might add a camo version. BTW I've added a Chinese Flag as a finflash as it looks very bare without something there.

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Xian H-4 Night Bomber - Peoples' Liberation Army Air Force, 1965

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA10 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

With a simple edit and a tweak to the nose bitmap the stock black B-57B scheme fits the Canberra and makes a nice Chinese night bomber!

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Xian H-4 Bomber - Peoples' Liberation Army Air Force, 1967

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA11 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA12 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

PLAAFH-4CANBERRA13 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The stock 'Aussie' skin (for the B.20) with the same PLAAF markings (albeit with high opacity to overcome the camo).