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Individual Mods and Packs for IL-2 1946 => Skins, Maps, Missions & Campaigns => German Skins => Topic started by: Edlor on November 01, 2014, 11:53:51 PM

Title: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: Edlor on November 01, 2014, 11:53:51 PM

S.A.A.F. Ju-52 50 Squadron 1943

Created from default skin. Thanks to all involved in the creation of this aircraft.


(http://s22.postimg.cc/fcplj4941/02_11_2014_5_21_39.jpg) (http://postimg.cc/image/m362sjw9p/full/)

(http://s22.postimg.cc/51d8qghep/02_11_2014_5_22_11.jpg) (http://postimg.cc/image/ygiwzgly5/full/)

Download here: https://www.mediafire.com/view/m6bxbh2nnwe0xio/S.A.A.F_Ju-52.bmp

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: oldschoolie on November 02, 2014, 03:56:06 AM

Very attractive and unusual skin. Thank you.

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: SAS~Malone on November 02, 2014, 04:49:52 AM

lovely, thanks! :D

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: Edlor on November 02, 2014, 04:54:24 AM

You're very welcome  ;)

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: Korrigan on November 02, 2014, 09:53:09 AM

Interesting paintscheme, thank you very much Ed.

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: Ass Eagle on November 02, 2014, 10:43:40 AM

Very nice, thanks! On note, I thought this particular Ju52 was painted middlestone/earth upper, and duck egg green lower.

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: Edlor on November 02, 2014, 11:56:11 AM

Thanks Korrigan and Ice Eagle and you are very welcome. ;D

I believe the one that you are referring to Ice Eagle is one that the S.A.A.F captured possibly in Libya. This is modelled after the ex South African Airways ones that the S.A.A.F. impressed into service at the start of the war. They also used ex SAA Junkers F-13's and Ju-86's for liaison and coastal command duties. ;)

Thanks again,

Ed

Title: Re: S.A.A.F. Ju-52
Post by: Knochenlutscher on December 06, 2014, 04:41:54 AM

Parts of my AOI Skinpack contain my earlier SAAF Ju52s, in literature and dedicated websites I found more traces.
Basicly the allover green was the colour in the early phase of their service, from the beginning of war until the
italian defeat in Etiopia. Yolasite and literature shows enough examples of the greens. 26, 660, 661, 664,
After the East-African campaign the Ju52s where repainted in a two-tone desert scheme, one example white
A with black SAAF Serial B4080 exists in at least 2 photographs, picture caption stated in flight over Khartoum/Sudan-1942.
SAAF website shows one older pre-war style Ju52 and another in the two tone scheme, both serials unknown.

Basicly easy to trace the timeline and paintscheme on wartime pictures:
2 up to 3 digit Black SAAF Serial = Greens pre 1941
White capital lettering + Black SAAF Serials = Desert scheme post 1941

That captured example by SAAF shows traces of LW (Stammkennzeichen etc.) markings, as I remember the picture, and completely
different paintscheme. But there is a remarkable difference in the real SAAF Ju52s and the captured examples,
as the SAAF ex-Airliners where of different modifications and visibly older models of the Tante ju.
Kind Regards
Tobias