FA_Crazy-Canuck Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 Can someone with skills, (those which I lack), make a skin for Canada's highest scoring ace George "Buzz" Beurling? https://gyazo.com/d376715bec030dd696008697e3e1d903 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jocko417 Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 I'm planning on doing quite a few RCAF Spit liveries. Right now I'm playing around with the default paint scheme and getting used to where everything is. Also changing the nationality markings to a more standard appearance ;)
FA_Crazy-Canuck Posted December 19, 2016 Author Posted December 19, 2016 Awesome! I look forward to seeing it. Almost bought a house in Georgetown! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ivo Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 +100 cpu:I7-6700k Z170 16GB Ram DDR4 Gtx 1080 8Gb DDR5 11GBs SSD 500 Gb 2 HDD 1Tb Evga supernova G2 850w Case Bequiet series 800 Silent base Win 10 pro 64 bit My wishlist: F-35/B-17G/F4U Corsair/Yak-3/P-40B Tomahawk
flyco Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 I have always thought that Beurling's nickname was 'Screwball', or were there two aces of that name?
FA_Crazy-Canuck Posted December 22, 2016 Author Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) Beurling was known as "Falcon of Malta" and some called him "Screwball". Interesting webpage about him. http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/beurling/ Interesting radio interview with him at the bottom of the page. Edited December 22, 2016 by FA_Crazy-Canuck [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jocko417 Posted December 22, 2016 Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) "Buzz" was a nickname the media gave him, as it was a bit more user friendly than "Screwball". He was dubbed Screwball by his fellow pilots because he'd use the word repeatedly when complaining about various things on Malta "These screwball flies..." etc. There are a couple of books written about him, "Hero" by Brian Nolan is pretty good. A natural pilot, and a true artiste savant when it came to gunnery, but also a borderline sociopath :) Those interviews are so corny, if it sounds like he's reading from a script, HE IS. Everything was written out in advance and adhered to. Edited December 23, 2016 by jocko417
jocko417 Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 Crazy, look here :) https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=179531
FA_Crazy-Canuck Posted December 24, 2016 Author Posted December 24, 2016 Thanks m8, prefer to call him "Buzz". :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Recommended Posts