planned Amiens Prison

[Basco1]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

Merged with original wish list post, the prison will be added in a future patch. 

 

thanks

Appreciated BIGNEWY and please pass my personal thanks to the creator/artist of this additional feature,it's a work of art.......you guys are really coming up with the goodies 

[BIGNEWY]

Just now, Basco1 said:

Appreciated BIGNEWY and please pass my personal thanks to the creator/artist of this additional feature,it's a work of art.......you guys are really coming up with the goodies 

 

Thanks will do 

[bart]

On 8/19/2021 at 12:46 PM, Basco1 said:

Thanks SD,and yes,I've seen the new Mossie video,but I don't think the Amiens prison has actually been added to the Channel map yet,I was looking for it a little while ago and could'nt find it.I have both the safe and Beta versions of DCS.

 

I'm led to believe it's on the East side of the map and East of the Cathedral and is sited after a very long straight road,which when used by the real raiders offered the perfect route to the target.

 

Maybe I'm wrong,in which case where about's is it please.

 

It's on the north side of the main road (roman I believe) going from Amiens heading north east to the town of Albert. The road is called the D929 now and is almost dead straight. If you look at Google Maps you can see the prison as it is still in use today. However it's now completely surrounded with housing built since the war, but the prison itself still has the same unique crucifix shape to it. If you go onto street view you can actually see where the wall has been repaired after the raid in 1944! and see the memorial near the main gate.

 

Just out of interest and to see if ED has "snuck" it into a recent update I jumped into a Spitfire on the Channel map and went for a look see. As reported the prison isn't there yet, but the road obviously is, heading north east almost dead straight towards Albert. I followed the road to Albert then headed home. Unfortunately I ran out of fuel half way across the Channel and ended up ditching two miles off Dover...but that's another story!

 

Edited August 20, 2021 by bart

[Basco1]

48 minutes ago, bart said:

 

It's on the north side of the main road (roman I believe) going from Amiens heading north east to the town of Albert. The road is called the D929 now and is almost dead straight. If you look at Google Maps you can see the prison as it is still in use today. However it's now completely surrounded with housing built since the war, but the prison itself still has the same unique crucifix shape to it. If you go onto street view you can actually see where the wall has been repaired after the raid in 1944! and see the memorial near the main gate.

 

Just out of interest and to see if ED has "snuck" it into a recent update I jumped into a Spitfire on the Channel map and went for a look see. As reported the prison isn't there yet, but the road obviously is, heading north east almost dead straight towards Albert. I followed the road to Albert then headed home. Unfortunately I ran out of fuel half way across the Channel and ended up ditching two miles off Dover...but that's another story!

 

 

Thanks Bart appreciate your reply and findings.....and I did what you did,ie flew out in a Spitfire to recce the said area,I tried to keep to the original raid route ie coming in from Albert along the straight road and then to Amiens and to the area where the target will eventually be.

 

Once the target's implemented and we've got our hands on the Mosquito it'll be great to relive the raid of Operation Jericho