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Microprose, besides working on a new version of The Mighty Eighth, are also planning on releasing a VR version of the new game. More info here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1325580/view/3957042341694209035

And it'll include B-24 Liberators. The aircraft Jimmy Stewart flew his 20 odd missions.

Oh no. Terrible news indeed. His creativity and breath of vision was outstanding. This news, coupled with the notification of several eminent aviation modders and skinners passing over on Mission4Today is most unsettling. It feels like an era is coming to a close.

Happy to hear that they are looking to imporve the exterior graphics; it does need it. The interior looks great. And am more than happy to wait for the release. Some people just want everything NOW!!!

Good point you raised JFM. Protective flak very much has to reflect the time period.

Beautiful.

The Ozzie equilavent would be the Temora Aviaton Museum, Temora being 200k's west of Canberra. https://aviationmuseum.com.au/ When I was living in Canberra (going back 10 years) I would pop out there at least once a month. They flew just about everything, every second weekend - Spitfire MkVIII, Meteor, Sabre, P-40, Hudson, Canberra, A-37, Ryan STM, Wirraway and Tiger Moth. And every third month they would organise a fly-in, visitor's like the Constellation, Boomerang, P-51, Texan, Hawk 127. The RAAF would usually drop in with an F-18 and a Hercules. Plus a multitude of private aircraft. But as usual maintenace costs climbed, and a few (very) wealthy supporters died. Nowadays they hold fly days only 3 to 4 times a year. Still, you can always pop out there and get up close and personal with the aircraft in the hangers. And I just noticed that they now have 'flight simulators' available for the Spitfire Mk.XVI, P-51 and P-40. https://aviationmuseum.com.au/simulators/ Have no idea what that entails. Guess I'll have to give 'em a call, and maybe pay them a visit after all these years. I feel a Road Trip coming on!

And yet even with that Atlantic bow design (a definite improvement over the older design), both the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were considered 'wet' ships. As was the Hood and the King George V class of battleships Easily one of the very best designed sea going vessels were the 'County' Class cruiser of the Royal Navy. You just can't beat 'freeboard' for comfort and ship handling.

A fine looking ship.

Lately I've been cruising around the south of France in my Bleriot XI, in FSX.

Fantastic video of the MiG-15 flight Wheels, thank for posting it. Brilliant camera position. One of my favourite early jets. Impressive how that pilot kept the rudder bubble centered throughout his turns. The mark of a highly skilled pilot. Also interesting how the controls become, not sloppy but loose, as the pilot comes in to land at the 15.30 mark. To keep centered he had to make some quite pronounced movements of the joystick. Again wonderful video.

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Finally, for a overall view of the conflict as a whole, I would recommend...

The main air protagionists during the conflict were the KPAF and the PLAAF. Books are few and far between on these services. But two of the best I have come across are:

And we cannot leave the Navy and Marines out.

A broader view of the air conflict and it's impact on the ground war can be found here. I especially recommend Robert jacksons book, as it details total losses suffered by the USAF and USn in the conflict.

And it was the last war that involved the B-29 Superfortress.

And it was within the air-ground war that most of the Allied support took place.

There was, however, much more going on in the air war than just the high flying Sabre v MiG action. Korea was predominately an air to ground war.

And.....

Allow me to offer some suggestions for that reading. I have to say that I find the Air War over Korea fascinating. Usually when someone mentions the Korean Air War most foks immediatley think Sabre's v MiG's. If that's so, a good balance of claim and counterclaim are the following.

Way back in the day when television first came to Oz, broadcasts were in black and white. Being a toddler I couldn't understand why I saw things in colour in daily life, but all the important things going on (as depicted on TV) were in black and white. Had me puzzled for years. I put it down to Australia being a great country where life was full of colour, and the rest of the world dreary in black and white.

Hmm. Fascinating, and exciting news, on several level's. First is that there will be a night bomber development, which is fantastic! Second that it'll be the Avro Lancaster, that most iconic of Bomber Command bombers. Third is that there will be concurrent development of a night fighter and with radar. Fourth, and most interesting for me, is that the period will cover 1940 to 1942. Given that the first operational mission for the Lancaster (by 44 Squadron) was on 2 March, 1942, it means there are almost two (2) years to fill with other bombers. So roll on the Mandley page Hampden and the Vickers Wellington. Most importantly for me here's hoping to fly perhaps the Armstrong Withworth Whitley, the 'heavy hitter' of Bomber Command until replaced by the four-engined heavies in 1942 onwards.

Now that is an eye for detail.

If only we had something like that here in Oz. Would be such a buzz to attend.