Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
RAF Keevil

File Description:
The airfield was built on a site previously ear-marked for the purpose in the mid-1930s. Consisting of 3 long concrete runways the airfield was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. In 1942 Keevil airfield was provided to the USAAF and it was assigned USAAF designation 471 (KV). Squadrons based at the unit transported military freight and supplies using C-47 and C-53 aircraft. RAF Fighter Command use Short Stirlings of Nos. 196 and 299 Squadrons RAF lining the runway at RAF Keevil on the evening of 5 June 1944 before emplaning paratroops of the 5th Parachute Brigade Group for the invasion of Normandy With the departure of the Americans, the RAF used Keevil beginning in March 1944 for 196 and 299 Squadron Short Stirling glider tugs of No. 38 Group RAF arrived followed by a large number of Horsa gliders, crewed by Army pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment. The RAF Stirling aircraft were crewed by RAF, RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF and SAAF personnel and were engaged in SOE and SAS drops. largely in France, and in glider towing. Their involvement in the Normandy invasion of France and Operation Market-Garden is well remembered by Keevil and Steeple Ashton villagers. Casualties of army and air force personnel were heavy and a number of aircraft were lost. With the end of military control, Keevil airfield is virtually complete with all of its runways, perimeter track and many of the hardstands still in place. It is used occasionally for British Army and RAF exercises. The airfield is still frequently used by the RAF for training purposes such as air drops and parachuting, the gate is always locked and access is restricted to authorized key holders only. Ref ~ http://www.wdrcfc.org.uk/wp/about-2/clubrules/ Since 1992 it has been home to the Bannerdown Gliding Club, an RAF Gliding and Soaring Association Club, affiliated to RAF Brize Norton since the closure of nearby RAF station at Lyneham. The airfield is also used as a motorsport circuit for various events. It is also the home of the Warminster and District Radio Control flying club. In September 1994 the Keevil Society, organised by Paul Vingoe, held a Commemorative Day to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day and Arnhem operations and to dedicate a memorial to all who served at Keevil, especially those who flew from there and lost their lives. Source:Wikipedia

Filename:	RAF_Keevil.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	5th February 2017, 19:55:43
Downloads:	174
Author:	Terry Boissel
Size:	24.39 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2002 - Original Aircraft
1937 TWA Douglas DC-3 'Lindberg Line' N17312

File Description:
TWA Douglas DC-3 N17312 "Lindberg Line" circa 1937. Based on Jan Visser's legendary DC-3 model for FS2000, updated for FS2002, includes transparent cabin windows, nightlighting, a 3D interior, a closing entrance door and stairs.

Filename:	1937_TWA_Douglas_DC3__Lindberg_Line_N17312.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	13th December 2003, 06:13:29
Downloads:	4,480
Author:	Model By Jan Visser / Paint and Updated Model By Jay Schneider / Light Fix By Paul Pridmore / Bare Metal Repaint By Mark Beaumont
Size:	2.89 MB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Scenery
Denmark Scenery 1.2 file 2 of 2

File Description:
The scenery includes a number of airports, airfields and VFR landmarks throughout the country, with special attention to the cities Copenhagen and Aalborg. Denmark Scenery 1.2 file 1 of 2 (dkscn2k4_12_file1of2.zip) must be downloaded as well. Users of photo scenery like DanVFR or should download Denmark Scenery (Photo) instead.

Filename:	Denmark_Scenery_12_file_2_of_2.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	17th January 2009, 15:06:52
Downloads:	4,778
Author:	Mogens Bregnbaek, Kim Dahl, Ole Egholm, Mikael Guldager, Paul Hattens, Claus V. Holmberg, Steffen Kidal, Lars Moellebjerg, Soeren H. Nicolaisen, Frank Soerensen
Size:	38.74 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIV RM656 DL-F 91 Sqn

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File Description: This folder contains a repaint for the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIV by Real Air. It shows Spitfire Mk.XIV RM656 DL-F, which was the aircraft that Captain Jean Maridor, of the Free French Air Force, was flying on the 3rd of August 1944, when he was killed while destroying a V1. Jean Maridor was born in Le Havre, France on the 24 November, 1920. He became interested in flying at a young age. He stopped his studies to focus of this new interest. Maridor began to take many courses in flying. He obtained his pilot's licence at 16, making him the youngest pilot in France. In 1939, he joined the French Air Force and received his pilot's wings in september 1939, continiuing his training on the Dewoitine D520. He joined a squadron just two days before the French Surrender, only to receive the order to burn his aircraft. After the French surrender, Maridor left to go to England with many other French pilots, where he joined the R.A.F. After training, he began flying with the 615 Squadron on Hurricanes. He scored his first kill on the 14th of October 1941. In february 1942, he transferrd to 91 squadron, flying Spitfires, where he scored a further 8 kills, one of which was Lt Paul Galland, the brother of Adolf Galland, in october 1942. From june 1944, 91 squadron flew the Spitfire mk XIV and specialised in shooting down the V1's that the Germans started sending over to the UK. Capt Maridor was succesful at this too, shooting down 6 of the Doodlebugs before his final flight on the 3rd of August 1944. On this day, Maridor intercepted a Doodlebug over Rolvenden around 12:33. Flying towards the bomb, he shot at it at 12:39. Although he hit it, the bomb was only damaged not destroyed. On his second attack, he saw the bomb was heading for Benenden School, which at the time was being used as a military hospital. Knowing that hundreds of lives would be lost if the bomb was to hit, Maridor launched a final attack at 12.43. He approached to less than 50 metres to ensure he would not miss a second time. The Doodlebug exploded this time, but the wing of his plane was caught in the explosion and ripped from the body. The plane crashed beside the lake on the school grounds, killing Maridor just 8 days before his wedding. His fiancée has been quoted as saying he would not have hesitated in his attack on the bomb. He knew that many lives would have been lost otherwise. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom, based on the paintkit by RealAir.

Filename:	Supermarine_Spitfire_MkXIV_RM656_DLF_91_Sqn.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	10th July 2018, 17:40:04
Downloads:	96
Author:	Jan Kees Blom
Size:	3.84 MB