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[sercrets]

Good day gents!

A few of you may or may not have heard of my "Cadillac of the Skies" mission that I am making through the grapevines; it will be a full length P-51 escort mission from Iwo Jima to Japan and back (If anyone is interested in participating there are lots of slots!).

I take great pride in being able to recreate to frightening accuracy my missions, which involves skins, reading eyewitness accounts, reports, reconstructing Iwo Jima to a historical level, as well as creating a proper AI escort sweep using waypoints, as the built in escort functions do not suite my needs. Therefore, I am looking for some skins. Any skins of the 73rd B-29 Bomber Wing would be greatly appreciated, or individuals willing to help recreate them (Feel free to reach out either here or in Private Messages). I quickly used the powers of AI to scan the web and came out with these "notable" B29's, at the very least I would hope to obtain skins for these (I have found a skin for Thumper).

Example Nose Art and B-29s from the 73rd Bombardment Wing
To get you started, here are some examples of known B-29s and

their nose art from the 73rd Bombardment Wing. These examples highlight the diverse and often personalized artwork that adorned these aircraft:

497th Bombardment Group

869th Bomb Squadron
"Eddie Allen": Named after the famous test pilot, this B-29 often led missions. The nose art typically featured Eddie Allen's name prominently.
870th Bomb Squadron
"Waddy's Wagon": A well-known B-29 in the squadron. The nose art featured a wagon with the name "Waddy's Wagon."

871st Bomb Squadron
"Rosie's Riveters": This aircraft's nose art depicted Rosie the Riveter, symbolizing the women who worked in factories during the war.

872nd Bomb Squadron
"Lucky 'Leven": Another famous B-29, with the nose art featuring dice and the aircraft's name.

498th Bombardment Group

873rd Bomb Squadron
"The City of Pittsfield": Nose art for this plane typically depicted the name with imagery related to Pittsfield.

874th Bomb Squadron
"Thumper": Known for its distinctive nose art of a rabbit, referencing the Disney character.

875th Bomb Squadron
"Snoozin' Susan": Featured a reclining pin-up girl as part of its nose art.

876th Bomb Squadron
"Big Wheel": Depicted a large wheel and often the name in stylized letters.
499th Bombardment Group

877th Bomb Squadron
"Dauntless Dotty": This aircraft had a pin-up girl with the name painted on the nose.

878th Bomb Squadron
"The Leading Lady": Featured a glamorous pin-up girl as part of its nose art.

879th Bomb Squadron
"Heaven Sent": The nose art typically depicted an angelic figure.

880th Bomb Squadron
"Tokyo Rose": Included a stylized image of a rose and sometimes a pin-up girl.

500th Bombardment Group

881st Bomb Squadron
"Bockscar": Notable for its role in dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, although it was part of the 509th Composite Group for that mission. Initially, it belonged to the 500th and often had mission markings and simple nose art.

882nd Bomb Squadron
"Luck of the Irish": Nose art often included shamrocks and the name.

883rd Bomb Squadron
"The Great Artiste": Famous for its involvement in the atomic bomb missions and other significant raids.

884th Bomb Squadron
"Little Gem": Had nose art depicting a gemstone.

Naturally if you have any fighter skins that would pertain to this raid (15th and 21st fighter groups, more info here: https://making-history.ca/2020/07/19/running-on-fumes/) that would be absolutely fantastic.
Hopeful for the potential interest this may generate,


Cheers,

sercrets.

[Vampire_pilot]

A few of you may or may not have heard of my "Cadillac of the Skies" mission that I am making through the grapevines; it will be a full length P-51 escort mission from Iwo Jima to Japan and back (If anyone is interested in participating there are lots of slots!).

Oh, nice!


I have made such a mission myself once, part of the ~Angel Wings~ campaign:
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,63727

IIRC I was flying the Mustang quite dry on that one. I would very much enjoy such a mission I suppose:)

Check that camapaign pack for fighter and bomber skins, if you please.

[Dimlee]

Not being a B-29 fan I'm surprised to find many skins for this bird in my collection.
Maybe it's not what you need but please feel free to download and check:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/tor6gi5anji7f3v/B-29.zip/file

[sercrets]

A few of you may or may not have heard of my "Cadillac of the Skies" mission that I am making through the grapevines; it will be a full length P-51 escort mission from Iwo Jima to Japan and back (If anyone is interested in participating there are lots of slots!).

Oh, nice!


I have made such a mission myself once, part of the ~Angel Wings~ campaign:
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,63727

IIRC I was flying the Mustang quite dry on that one. I would very much enjoy such a mission I suppose:)

Check that camapaign pack for fighter and bomber skins, if you please.

Ah, many of your campaigns are on my list to play this summer. I shall add that one as well! Well if you feel like you would like to join us, it would be a multiplayer escort mission. I can give you the details if you like! There is room for a few people to fly some navigational B29's as well as around 70 slots for mustangs as I am sure you are aware!

Will take a look at your skins and get back on what I found! I will most likely release a SP version as well, but not in an attempt to step all over yours, just for the people who would prefer to play it in Single Player mode (Why you would want to fly 7 hours alone is beyond me, but to each their own).

Not being a B-29 fan I'm surprised to find many skins for this bird in my collection.
Maybe it's not what you need but please feel free to download and check:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/tor6gi5anji7f3v/B-29.zip/file

I do not particularly like the B-29 myself, however I know others will appreciate proper skins as well. I will download, take a look and get back, thanks!

Cheers,

sercrets.

[Draken]

Will this be a multiplayer online mission ?

[sercrets]

Will this be a multiplayer online mission ?

Yes! I aim to faithfully recreate it so that any one who is brave enough can expierience the 7 hour VLR missions that they would have had to endure.

More information to come once I finalize the dates.

Cheers,

sercrets

[Vampire_pilot]

I am an offline player, so go figure. But if you play my mission, you will see that it has a peculiar perk on the way.

But you may want to check the actual possible duration of the Mustang first. Before you build a mission it's not capable off, in-game.  I do not think you can manage 7 hours of flying in game (unless you set unlimited fuel)

[sercrets]

I am an offline player, so go figure. But if you play my mission, you will see that it has a peculiar perk on the way.

But you may want to check the actual possible duration of the Mustang first. Before you build a mission it's not capable off, in-game.  I do not think you can manage 7 hours of flying in game (unless you set unlimited fuel)

It can manage about 6 on regular power with 75 gallon drop tanks in my testing... They used an advanced fuel saving strategy IRL that destroyed the engines in those things, but the procedure was this:

Take off on regular power, then

kick it into AUTO LEAN.
Manifold Pressure goes to 38"
RPM goes down to about 1700 until the engine starts to run rough, then you increase it till it runs alright (About 2000 RPM).
Then you sit there and fight the thing for the next 7 hours as it has barely enough power to stay flying at a decent clip... Still testing but in theory if we follow that as well it should work... The AI will need to be despawned/respawned should I choose to have any AI escort 51's as they will most certainly run out of fuel.

Will report back with more findings,

cheers,

sercrets.