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KiwiBiggles

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RAF Kenley, Hornchurch, Manston & Biggin Hill 1940s update - Channel Beta
« on: November 15, 2014, 06:25:57 AM »


[WIP] RAF Kenley update for Cannon Channel Beta
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Latest update: 18 April 2015
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If you'd like to try the updates, please see here:

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,43558.0.html

Cheers

KB  :)
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Re: RAF Kenley update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2014, 01:59:11 PM »






WIP
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Re: RAF Kenley update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2014, 02:22:45 PM »
Beautiful Kiwi,looks fantastic. ;)
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Re: RAF Kenley update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2014, 02:35:51 PM »
Is this for our old faithful IL2? No kidding!!??
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Re: 1940s Biggin Hill update - under construction
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2014, 03:28:54 PM »
Cheers fellas.  :)



1940s Biggin Hill update - under construction
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Re: RAF Kenley update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2014, 04:10:39 PM »
Quote from: Gumpy on November 21, 2014, 02:22:45 PM
Beautiful Kiwi,looks fantastic. ;)

Yea, this looks good. But... In 1940 there are no concrete runways at Biggin Hill, Kenley, and other fighter Command airfields. Or i am wrong?
I'm not entirely sure, but i think most of this airfields in 1940 were just grassy plains.
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Re: RAF Kenley update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2014, 11:02:41 PM »
Quote from: Motörhead on November 21, 2014, 04:10:39 PM
Quote from: Gumpy on November 21, 2014, 02:22:45 PM
Beautiful Kiwi,looks fantastic. ;)

Yea, this looks good. But... In 1940 there are no concrete runways at Biggin Hill, Kenley, and other fighter Command airfields. Or i am wrong?
I'm not entirely sure, but i think most of this airfields in 1940 were just grassy plains.

Hi Motorhead,

The two shorter runways existed at Biggin Hill in 1940, the longer (dotted) north-south runway was constructed in 1943 apparently (and is the runway that exists in the original map, I wanted my update to reflect more the 1940 layout).  The runways can still be seen in google maps.  A2A use the two short runways in their BoB simulation, which is excruciatingly accurate and researched to the last building:


Biggin Hill 1940 layout (dotted runway 1943)


Biggin Hill A2A BoB simulation


Biggin Hill today

On the other hand, Kenley had concrete(?) runways as early as 1926:


Kenley (1926)


Kenley A2A BoB simulation, July 1940


Kenley (from Luftwaffe bomber 18 August 1940)


Kenley BoB



Hopefully my interpretations of the airfields capture something of the atmosphere of a genuine 1940s RAF fighter station.   :)

All the best,
KB


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Re: RAF Kenley & Biggin Hill 1940s update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2014, 11:48:45 PM »
YESSSS looks very good indeed looking forward to the link.
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Re: RAF Kenley & Biggin Hill 1940s update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2014, 12:41:30 AM »
Thanks Gumpy!   ;D



1940s Biggin Hill update - under construction
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Runways and taxiways placed...
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Re: RAF Kenley & Biggin Hill 1940s update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2014, 05:22:29 AM »


1940s Biggin Hill update - under construction
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Handplacing trees, village buildings etc...
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Re: 1940s RAF Manston update - under construction
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2014, 04:17:35 AM »


1940s RAF Manston update - under construction
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Representation of a forward RAF fighter field, early 1940s
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Re: RAF Kenley, Manston & Biggin Hill 1940s update for Cannon Channel Beta
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2014, 04:26:34 AM »
very promising pics Kiwi!  :)
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