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Operation Neptune. June 6th 1944. Commonly known as D-Day. Today is the 72nd anniversary of the Normandy landings. There were very many different groups involved in Operation Neptune. This flight commemorates the part played by airborne American troop carriers.
To make a group flight (a) at very short notice, and (b) fit in to the standard duration, and (c) to include bathroom breaks (!), I've taken a few liberties with the route and the stopping points. But we'll still fly the rough track flown by those troop carriers and hopefully the spirit of the flight will still be there.
WHAT TO FLY?
The main airplanes I'd like people to fly is the C-47 and the DC-3.
If you prefer to fly fighter escort, you can. Make sure you have D-Day stripes.
I will fly the C-47.
LIVERIES
If you can, please fly D-Day stripes. Here are three D-Day strip liveries for the C-47 (Manfred Jahn version 2). Of course these will only show up for you, and we'll only see them if you take screenshots (so take screenshots, and post them to the reply section of this thread)!
WHAT SPEED?
160 knots cruise (184 mph). This is fast for the DC-3, but you'll still have gauges in the green. If you're flying a fighter, make sure you can keep that slow. (Real speeds for Operation Neptune were 140 mph to France, 100-115 over the drop zone, and 150 mph return to England.)
WHAT ALTITUDE?
If you want to fly the same altitudes the C-47 troop carriers flew on D-Day, fly 1500 ft until reaching the sea, 500 ft over the sea and 700 ft over the Cherbourg peninsula to the drop zone. I'll try and fly those altitudes; if you join me, it will make for great screenshots.
WHAT ROUTE?
EGYE>EGWN>EGHH>EGJA>LFRK
FLIGHT PLAN?
Download the PLN file here: http://tinyurl.com/storms-flight-plans
WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT THE REAL-LIFE EVENT?
Go here: http://amcmuseum.org/history/troop-c...d-day-flights/
To make a group flight (a) at very short notice, and (b) fit in to the standard duration, and (c) to include bathroom breaks (!), I've taken a few liberties with the route and the stopping points. But we'll still fly the rough track flown by those troop carriers and hopefully the spirit of the flight will still be there.
WHAT TO FLY?
The main airplanes I'd like people to fly is the C-47 and the DC-3.
- The C-47 is available from my hangar (look in the cargo props section).
- The DC-3 is stock FSX default.
If you prefer to fly fighter escort, you can. Make sure you have D-Day stripes.
I will fly the C-47.
LIVERIES
If you can, please fly D-Day stripes. Here are three D-Day strip liveries for the C-47 (Manfred Jahn version 2). Of course these will only show up for you, and we'll only see them if you take screenshots (so take screenshots, and post them to the reply section of this thread)!
WHAT SPEED?
160 knots cruise (184 mph). This is fast for the DC-3, but you'll still have gauges in the green. If you're flying a fighter, make sure you can keep that slow. (Real speeds for Operation Neptune were 140 mph to France, 100-115 over the drop zone, and 150 mph return to England.)
WHAT ALTITUDE?
If you want to fly the same altitudes the C-47 troop carriers flew on D-Day, fly 1500 ft until reaching the sea, 500 ft over the sea and 700 ft over the Cherbourg peninsula to the drop zone. I'll try and fly those altitudes; if you join me, it will make for great screenshots.
WHAT ROUTE?
EGYE>EGWN>EGHH>EGJA>LFRK
EGYE Barkston Heath AB (10 parking spots available)
EGWN Halton AB (2.7 nmi 050 degrees from HEN NDB 433.5 KHz)
EGHH Bournemouth (BIA NBD at airport 339 KHz)
EGJA Alderney (0.6 nmi 260 degrees from ALD NDB 383 KHz)
LFRK Carpiquet, Caen (CAN VOR at airport 115.4 MHz)
EGWN Halton AB (2.7 nmi 050 degrees from HEN NDB 433.5 KHz)
EGHH Bournemouth (BIA NBD at airport 339 KHz)
EGJA Alderney (0.6 nmi 260 degrees from ALD NDB 383 KHz)
LFRK Carpiquet, Caen (CAN VOR at airport 115.4 MHz)
FLIGHT PLAN?
Download the PLN file here: http://tinyurl.com/storms-flight-plans
WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT THE REAL-LIFE EVENT?
Go here: http://amcmuseum.org/history/troop-c...d-day-flights/
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