DCS:VEAO Avro Lancaster Discussion

[msalama]

I'd absolutely love to see a fully modelled Lanc in this sim. But we'd need a large historical map to utilize it properly as well, plus period accurate AI ground and air units friend and foe, &c, &c...

 

Anyway, I'd buy such a package on day ONE. Feekin' hell, a DCS-level Lanc!!!

[Megaladon7k]

This is awesome and I think WW2 aircraft are easier to get info on than 4th gen meanwhile I do think 3rd gen aircraft are the easiest, but either way I would love an aircraft in DCS with a specific role of bombing/attacking can you imagine flying 100 feet above the sea, dropping skipping bombs and torpedoes on German fleet!! oh man that would be awesome; if they keep it a secret project like AJS-37 by LN until it's almost done that would be awesome!

[cichlidfan]

4 engine model is currently not possible in DCS, we'll be the first if it goes ahead.

 

I'd say that pretty much closes this discussion.

 

Look what happened when people tried to do multi-crew before ED had it working.

[Vincent90]

It better has the Dambusters raid as a map!

[Aginor]

I'd say that pretty much closes this discussion.

 

Look what happened when people tried to do multi-crew before ED had it working.

 

this.

[tombeckett2285]

DCS:VEAO Avro Lancaster Discussion

 

This is awesome and I think WW2 aircraft are easier to get info on than 4th gen meanwhile I do think 3rd gen aircraft are the easiest, but either way I would love an aircraft in DCS with a specific role of bombing/attacking can you imagine flying 100 feet above the sea, dropping skipping bombs and torpedoes on German fleet!! oh man that would be awesome; if they keep it a secret project like AJS-37 by LN until it's almost done that would be awesome!

 

 

At the risk of sounding like a stuck record (yeah, like that's bothered me before :D ) if you want a dedicated attack bomber to skim the surface of the sea/land at high speed and deliver devastating attacks with either unguided or precision weaponry to enemy shipping, infrastructure or military installations, or can even perform close air support or laser designate targets for itself and other friendly aircraft, that has plenty of freely available information around (I've got three aircrew manuals for it) and no worries about classified systems then one needs look no further than the magnificent Blackburn Buccaneer.

 

Anyone? :D

 

 

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Edited March 4, 2016 by tombeckett2285

[Coxy_99]

How many flight sims replicate a fully model lancaster apart from microsoft flight sims and even then the dcs systems and fully click able cockpit would be a hands down win.

 

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[/ame] Its ok but would not be as good as a dcs level flight model. Edited March 4, 2016 by Coxy_99

[Alicatt]

While out for a walk yesterday at the town of As in Belgium I came across this little memorial to a Lancaster crew which crashed near the railway station.

 

On the reverse of the monument:

 

 

Info board about the Crew and their Lancaster and how the pilot stayed with the aircraft to let the rest of the crew be able to bail out:

 

 

F/O later F/Lt Doug Jennings wrote a book about his flight and escape across Europe to get home to England, Jump or Die http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jump-Die-Douglas-Jennings/dp/1873257503/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460190210&sr=1-1&keywords=Jump+or+Die

 

[Trubshaw]

Thanks for sharing that Allicat. What a great job that Belgium town has done to honour those heroes.

[Alicatt]

Thanks for sharing that Allicat. What a great job that Belgium town has done to honour those heroes.

They have, recently they were clearing the area and renovating the old station and came across the remnants of the aircraft which led to the erection of the memorial.

 

Edit: Just was looking at the map, they were shot by AAA over Eindhoven, the aircraft then flew another 30 miles (50km) before crashing in As

 

The station it's self is the oldest surviving station in Limburg, it is now a restaurant, with the closure of the deep mines in the area the trains no longer run and the tracks have been lifted, all that is left here is a small heritage site and even that is quite run down.

 

Jean-Pierre Wuyts was the person from As that did the research and approached the town council to get the monument erected.

 

Guilyn "Ginger" Guy is buried in a nearby graveyard in As

 

Another piece about it:

http://noviomagus.tripod.com/dj-crew.htm

 

About the raid:

http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/wesseling/

 

http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/wesseling/wesseling_tgtmap_dear.htm

 

Target map:

Edited April 9, 2016 by Alicatt

[bart]

Thanks for sharing that Allicat. What a great job that Belgium town has done to honour those heroes.

 

here.....here.

 

Thanks Allicat.........have some rep mate :thumbup:

[Harry.R]

Whoa, Look forward to seeing the Lancaster in DCS at some point.

Alicatt, a superb memorial to fallen aviators. If you're over in the UK please visit Metheringham airfield museum, it's about 15 minutes drive from RAF Coningsby and contains the remains of a Lancaster that was excavated in Holland. To see parts of an air frame that you're familiar with that have been buckled and twisted and shattered is a somber experience, let alone the thought that 8 young men died inside it. 55,572 airmen of bomber command made the ultimate sacrifice, lest we forget.

Edited April 9, 2016 by Harry.R

[westr]

While out for a walk yesterday at the town of As in Belgium I came across this little memorial to a Lancaster crew which crashed near the railway station.

 

On the reverse of the monument:

 

 

Info board about the Crew and their Lancaster and how the pilot stayed with the aircraft to let the rest of the crew be able to bail out:

 

 

F/O later F/Lt Doug Jennings wrote a book about his flight and escape across Europe to get home to England, Jump or Die http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jump-Die-Douglas-Jennings/dp/1873257503/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460190210&sr=1-1&keywords=Jump+or+Die

 

Very lovely tribute.

Thank you for sharing.

[Coxy_99]

Nice find buddy