what new aircraft do we need the most?

[Buzpilot]

Originally Posted by Urufu_Shinjiro

Ok, I'll get a jump on it, the Westland Whirlwind.



CloD whirly-whining FTW!

Only 3 prototypes was around, until December 1940, too late for BoB.

The first squadron to receive the Whirlwind was No. 25, then based at North Weald. The squadron was fully equipped with Bristol Blenheim IF night fighters when Squadron Leader K. A. K. MacEwen flew prototype Whirlwind L6845 from Boscombe Down to North Weald on 30 May 1940. The following day it was flown and inspected by three of the squadron's pilots, and the next day was inspected by the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, and Lord Trenchard. Two days later the second Whirlwind, a production model, was again flown in from Boscombe Down by Squadron Leader MacEwen, and later that day a pilot of the squadron solo'ed in it. On 17 June the AOC-in-C Fighter Command recommended that No. 25 Squadron be re-equipped with Bristol Beaufighter night fighters, as it was already an operational night fighter squadron, and Whirlwinds were not being produced fast enough. The three Whirlwinds supplied to No. 25 Squadron were transferred to No. 263 Squadron.

The first production Whirlwind delivered to No. 263 Squadron was P6966, which was collected by Squadron Leader H. Eeles on 24 June and flown to Grangemouth, where 263 Squadron was reforming after disastrous losses in the Norwegian Campaign, in which only four pilots survived. After the decision had been made that No. 263, not No. 25, would be the first operational Whirlwind squadron, No. 263 had to make do with the three initial aircraft, and was supplied with additional Hurricanes until more Whirlwinds became available. Slow deliveries and the delays involved in converting from Hawker Hurricanes to the new fighter, resulted in the squadron not becoming operational with Whirlwinds until December 1940.

[LcSummers]

There are so many planes i want them all. I cant make really a choise.

I love German and British aircraft too but i must say there was one wich was not modeld in 1946. (

I would like to see a Westland Whirlwind as it is a totally new plane in the IL series and there were only 116 build.


For the German side the Bf109E-4.

[617Squadron]

To all of the people that are requesting Me 262s and the like...

Remember, this game is set in 1940, so unless your aircraft make and model was in squardon service during the Battle of Britain either with the Allies or Axis powers, you are not embracing the spirit of the game by asking for aircraft that weren't in service during the Summer of 1940.

I'm certain that this game will spawn sequels set later in the war, so let's try and keep things historically accurate, as that's what the developers have tried to do thus far...??

The aircraft I mentioned in my earlier post were all in squadron service in 1939-40.

[Widow17]

109 e4, 109f4 and 190a4 and im happy ah ok and a lot of spits and hurris etc to shoot down

[SNAFU]

Sunderland, Dornier Do-18 and He-115 flyable, what else? Ok. E-4 first...

[Slechtvalk]

P39 and BF109 F/G2 please.

[Wutz]

Hmm most seem to be very fighter fixated.
What about these?
Armstrong Whitworth AW38 Whitley


Blackburn Iris

Blackburn Botha


But I guess the majority wish to stick with the standard course of fighters, fighters, fighters.....

[Lord_Killan]

If its strictly BoB era then really need more Bomber Command aircraft

Fairey Battle
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Handley Page Hampden

Lets not forget all those increadibly well thought out leaflet dropping missions!

Bet that would kill the game engine modeling thousands of tiny bits of paper, then again maybe thats not such a good idea....

[lothar29]

Westland Lysander

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by lothar29

Westland Lysander

Indeed sir!

Then we could include Number 6 Squadron operations in the sim, which would make one of my flying mates (formerly of No. 6) very happy.

Still, I drool for the Walrus and the Anson.