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| RAF Balderton |
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RAF Balderton is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south of Newark-on-Trent, sandwiched between the now extinct Great Northern Railway (GNR) Bottesford-Newark line and the A1 road in Nottinghamshire, England.
Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a troop carrier transport airfield and after for munitions storage before it was closed in 1957.
With the facility released from military control, Balderton was returned to agriculture, the runway concrete disappearing as hardcore under the AI road improvements of the 1960s. At that time, the developed Al was routed west of the original road, over the eastern perimeter track of the airfield, before coming back to the east to bypass Balderton village and Newark.
Gypsum open-pit mining has also taken its toll where quarrying has completely obliterated the airfield, with single track roads all that remain of the runway and perimeter track, and the occasional concrete runway end or pile of rubble.
Today the remains of the airfield are located on private property being used as agricultural fields.
| Filename: | RAF_Balderton.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 17th February 2016, 23:32:44 |
| Downloads: | 233 |
| Author: | Terry Boissel |
| Size: | 759.04 KB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery | |
| RAF Elvington |
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The station was originally a grass airfield within No. 4 Group. In the early 1940s the airfield was entirely reconstructed with three hardened runways replacing the grass. It re-opened in October 1942 as a station for 77 Squadron RAF and along with RAF Melbourne and RAF Pocklington was known as No "42 Base". The squadron had a strength of approximately 20 aircraft and initially used the twin engined Armstrong Whitworth Whitley medium bomber although this was quickly replaced by the Handley Page Halifax four engined heavy bomber which was being introduced. No 77 Squadron suffered heavy losses during its time at Elvington with over 500 aircrew killed, missing or taken prisoner and almost 80 Halifaxes lost as it played a major part in the Battle of the Ruhr and the bombing of Berlin.
In May 1944 No 77 Squadron posted to the newly opened nearby RAF Full Sutton and was replaced at Elvington by two French squadrons, numbers 346 "Guyenne" and 347 "Tunisie" who both played a leading part in the bombing of Germany. Elvington was the only airfield in the United Kingdom used by the remainder of the Free French Forces, they also flew Handley Page Halifax heavy bombers until they moved to Bordeaux in October 1945 where they became the basis for the new air force of liberated France. In September 1957 a memorial was unveiled in Elvington village dedicated to the two French squadrons. While they were at RAF Elvington nearly half of the squadrons' members were killed.
After the war the 400-acre (1.6 km2) airfield was transferred to No 40 Group under the control of Maintenance Command until 1952 when it was greatly enlarged and extended for use by the United States Air Force.
United States Air Force use
The United States Air Force (USAF) built a new 3,094 m (10,151 ft) runway, which was the longest in the north of England, and a huge 19.8 hectares (49 acres) rectangular hardstanding apron as well as a new control tower to turn Elvington into a "Basic Operation Platform" which would have operated as a Strategic Air Command (SAC) dispersal airfield. After spending £4 million the airfield never became operational as a SAC base and was abandoned by the US Air Force in 1958.
Other uses
In the early 1960s the Blackburn Aircraft Company, now part of British Aerospace used the runway for test flights of the Blackburn Buccaneer. Elvington retained its status as an RAF relief landing ground and was used by the RAF flying training schools at RAF Church Fenton and RAF Linton-on-Ouse until the airfield was finally closed in March 1992.
Present day
The airfield is now owned by Elvington Park Ltd. The adjacent buildings and control tower have been restored, and serve as the Yorkshire Air Museum which has many varied and rare aircraft and exhibits, including a complete Halifax bomber. Elvington is also a popular motorsports venue for motorcycle racing.
Source:Wikipedia
| Filename: | RAF_Elvington.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 10th April 2017, 22:08:13 |
| Downloads: | 167 |
| Author: | Terry Boissel |
| Size: | 220.79 KB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery | |
| X3SF- Snitterfield - Warwickshire, England |
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RAF Snitterfield (ICAO x3SF) is a former Royal Air Force station located west of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south-east of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire.
RAF Snitterfield was operational during the Second World War, the airfield was a class A airfield and had around 30 aircraft dispersals. The airfield was finished around June 1942 and cost around £1,147,000 and opened in 1943 and with the cessation of hostilities the Air Ministry having no further use for the Station it closed in 1946.
Source: Wikipedia.
| Filename: | X3SF_Snitterfield__Warwickshire_England.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 14th May 2016, 11:42:00 |
| Downloads: | 108 |
| Author: | Terry Boissel |
| Size: | 1.54 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery | |
| RAF Topcliffe - Yorkshire, England |
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File Description:
RAF Topcliffe (ICAO: EGXZ) is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England. It is a satellite station serving in the role of a Relief Landing Ground for Tucano aircraft of the Central Flying School (CFS) based nearby at RAF Linton-on-Ouse (one of two, the other being Dishforth Airfield). As such, no RAF personnel are based permanently at the airfield and airfield services are provided by personnel assigned to RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
Topcliffe is also used by the Air Training Corps as a motor glider airfield for Gliding induction courses and Gliding scholarships.
| Filename: | RAF_Topcliffe__Yorkshire_England.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 1st January 2016, 17:50:08 |
| Downloads: | 404 |
| Author: | Terry Boissel |
| Size: | 1.34 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| FSX Dassault Mirage IIIRZ "837", SAAF |
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File Description:
A repaint of the superb payware Skysim Mirage III/V package. It is painted as Dassault Mirage IIIRZ "837" of 2 Sqn South African Air Force, based at Hoedspruit AFB in the late 1980's. The recce IIIRZ's operated alongside the fighter Mirage IIICZ's at 2 Sqn and they proved to be a very important tactical asset during the long border war in South West Africa/Angola. During the later part of the war, Mirage IIIRZ "837" was painted in the "Air Superiority" low visibility paint scheme also seen on a few Mirage IIICZs and F1CZ/AZs.
| Filename: | FSX_Dassault_Mirage_IIIRZ_837_SAAF.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 18th January 2009, 16:41:20 |
| Downloads: | 411 |
| Author: | Jens-Ole Kjølberg |
| Size: | 5.64 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery | |
| RCGM Taoyuan Air Base, Taiwan |
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This is an improvement of the default RCGM Taoyuan Air Base in Northern Taiwan. RCGM was the home base of several ROC Air Force units, including the 35th "Black Cat" Squadron that flew deep penetration missions into China using U-2. The base was turned over to the ROC Navy in 2007 and now serves as the home for fixed-wing ASW aircraft. Satellite imagery available online were used to reposition taxiways, add and resize aprons, and add civilian gates and military aircraft parking. Prominent buildings were represented using stock library objects. Created using Airport Design Editor 1.39b by Mike Huang.
| Filename: | RCGM_Taoyuan_Air_Base_Taiwan.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 13th March 2009, 03:22:33 |
| Downloads: | 1,497 |
| Author: | Mike Huang |
| Size: | 365.69 KB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| Rockwell B-1B Lancer, 85-0061 "French Connection" |
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This aircraft was delivered to the 96th Bombardment Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas on March 18, 1987. It was given the name "French Connection" and wore no nose art. The aircraft was sent to the Paris Air Show in June 1987. In 1991 it was transferred to Ellsworth AFB where it was renamed "Maverick" with nose art added. This texture set requires the Virtavia B-1B Lancer for FSX.
The B-1B Lancer was developed by Rockwell International, now Boeing Defense And Space Group, and is the US Air Force long-range strategic bomber.
| Filename: | Rockwell_B1B_Lancer_850061_French_Connection.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 17th July 2010, 10:19:01 |
| Downloads: | 336 |
| Author: | Frank Safranek |
| Size: | 3.31 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| Aero Commander 500C (N30U) |
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One U-4B became a presidential transport aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower between 1956 and 1960. This was the smallest "Air Force One," and the first to wear the now-familiar blue-and-white livery. OK this paint is on a 500C not a U-4B but that's as close as it's gonna get! Textures only for Carenado's Aero Commander 500C. Don't even think of requesting other paints for this thing. It's a nightmare!
| Filename: | Aero_Commander_500C_N30U.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 1st October 2016, 05:34:16 |
| Downloads: | 358 |
| Author: | Ron Attwood |
| Size: | 26.06 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| RJAF, C-130 E in RIAT 2008 colour scheme |
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File Description:
This repaint depicts a Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130E in the picture of the Petra Temple for RIAT 2008. It is 100% ACE compliant and requires Captain Sims payware "C-130 X-periance" or Justflights "C-130 Hercules" packages. Any comments welcome via my email address. Future updates and/or fixes please see the readme. Happy flying and enjoy the textures. This repaint has been optimized for FSX with DDS textures.
| Filename: | RJAF_C130_E_in_RIAT_2008_colour_scheme.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 15th October 2008, 17:37:21 |
| Downloads: | 477 |
| Author: | Captain Sim & David Sweetman / McPhat Studios |
| Size: | 2.81 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| RJAF, C-130 H in RIAT 2008 colour scheme |
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File Description:
This repaint depicts a Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130H in the picture of the Petra Temple for RIAT 2008. It is 100% ACE compliant and requires Captain Sims payware "C-130 X-periance, Extra Pack II" or Justflights "C-130 Hercules" packages. Any comments welcome via my email address. Future updates and/or fixes please see the readme. Happy flying and enjoy the textures. This repaint has been optimized for FSX with DDS textures.
| Filename: | RJAF_C130_H_in_RIAT_2008_colour_scheme.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 15th October 2008, 17:37:04 |
| Downloads: | 357 |
| Author: | Captain Sim & David Sweetman / McPhat Studios |
| Size: | 2.82 MB |
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