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[CWatson]

Using DBW, tried scramble mission, and I do have startup sounds.

 Thanks for letting me know.


CW

[Fresco23]

AW cool! Such a nice little plane!

[Maty12]

Lines:

Plane.ru:

Hudson-MkI           Hudson Mk. I
Hudson-MkIII         Hudson Mk. III

Weapons.ru:

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# Hudson-MkI
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Hudson-MkI.default                      Default
Hudson-MkI.2x250lb                      2x250 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkI.4x250lb                      4x250 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkI.2x500lb                      2x500 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkI.4xMk53                       4xMk. 53 Depth Charges
Hudson-MkI.none                         Empty

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 Hudson-MkIII
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Hudson-MkIII.default                      Default
Hudson-MkIII.2x250lb                      2x250 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkIII.4x250lb                      4x250 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkIII.2x500lb                      2x500 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkIII.4xMk53                       4xMk. 53 Depth Charges
Hudson-MkIII.4x250lb_4x100lbs             4x250 lb. Bombs + 4x100 lb. Bombs
Hudson-MkIII.none                         Empty

[greybeard]

Plane.ru:

Hudson-MkI           Hudson Mk. I
Hudson-MkIII         Hudson Mk. III

Hudson Mk.I, whose deliveries began on February 1939, entered into service with No. 224 Squadron RAF at RAF Leuchars, Scotland in May 1939.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson#Operational_history

About Hudson Mk.III, please read following message by Hubberranz.

I would also suggest to remove blank (space) between "Mk." and roman number, since in game that looks too large and is usually omitted. Hence, I would write:

Hudson-MkI           Hudson Mk.I, 1939
Hudson-MkIII         Hudson Mk.III, 1939

Thank you,
GB

[Benno]

Hi
Try to read the excellent book "Norwegian Patrol" by RAAF pilot Gron Edwards (1985).
Benno

[Hubberranz]

Not sure about Hudson Mk.III, but probably it entered into service in 1941, as No. 269 Squadron chronology seems to show.
Hudson-MkIII         Hudson Mk.III, 1941

"The Hudson Mk I began squadron service with the RAF Coastal Command's No. 224 Squadron in the Summer of 1939. By September, No. 233 Squadron was similarly equipped, while No. 220 Squadron had begun to replace its Avro Ansons with the Hudson Mk III. Not long after war broke out, Hudsons also equipped No. 206 and 269 Squadrons. These squadrons all flew maritime patrol and anti-shipping sorties from the British Isles. Additional squadrons were formed during the war until the RAF saw a peak of 17 Hudson squadrons. Other Hudsons flew reconnaissance missions over Germany, occupied Europe, and (in civil registration) southern parts of the Soviet Union."
"...a Hudson Mk III of No. 220 Squadron guided a British destroyer to the prison-ship Altmark..." ( February-march 1940 ).
"...Mk V... . After the Lend-Lease act of March 1941, aircraft were delivered under USAAF designations."
http://uboat.net/allies/aircraft/hudson.htm
various other sources: ".. squadron 220's conversion to Hudsons was completed by November 1939".

[Hubberranz]

" They also operated as fighters during the Battle of Dunkirk". http://airforcemuseum.ca/en/hudson-restoration
"Nos.206 and 220 squadrons were soon moved south to help cover the Dunkirk beaches. Although their main job was to keep the German E-boats away from the transport ships, both squadrons would claim aerial victories. On 1 June No.220 Squadron shot down three Ju 87 Stukas, but on 3 June No.206 Squadron did even better, catching a formation of Bf 109s in the process of attacking a patrol of Blackburn Skuas and shooting down three of the German fighters."
 http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_lockheed_hudson_RAF.html

[greybeard]

By September, No. 233 Squadron was similarly equipped, while No. 220 Squadron had begun to replace its Avro Ansons with the Hudson Mk III.
http://uboat.net/allies/aircraft/hudson.htm
various other sources: ".. squadron 220's conversion to Hudsons was completed by November 1939".

Thank you for historical research. I'm going to correct my previous post.

[NIGHTFIGHTER]

Well done Gio!!! works like a deam in 412 HSFX,  would love a ventura that's what we had here at Methwold in the early years of the war.  But and here is a bad luck story.  One young airman was told to collect his new shoes from stores, so he cycled over to Lakenheath with his mate to collect them, while there a crew member of a Venture from methwold offered him a lift back to base, so he gave his shoes and bike to his and told him he'd see him back at base.  The aircraft took off from Lakenheath and while climbing an engine failed (something very common in Ventura) the Aircraft cart-wheeled killing the crew and it's one passanger....A little story from our local history there..Many thanks for this fantastic Aircraft. Gary

[Maty12]

It turns out that the Mk. III had a retractable ventral gun. I'll see if I can dig up some photos.

[Far77]

According to wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson
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 The Hudson Mk III added one ventral and two beam machine guns...
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[Maty12]

It's a hatch that opens downwards, with a .50 cal placed on it. It doesn't open very much. This is all I could find:




Also, is it possible to export cockpits from one game to another? 'Cause I found this beauty: