Classic British Flight Sim

This seems to be taking forever as I keep rehashing it but.........

Here are a few shots



Current layout



T2 by John Young



Bunker - don't remember where I found this one



Crash tender - mine



Fire section - mine



Fuel



Guard room - mine



Barrier - mine



"H" block - mine



MT - mine, seems to have lost a wall



Officers Mess - mine



Radar - stock & Stevo's pick up

Looks the business matey... don't know how you guys manage to do that modeling lark... all double dutch to me.

Great work.

Thanks Ben.

Double Dutch to me as well :gigle: :gigle: :gigle: - hence the time it is taking.

Graham

y'know Cees Donker and Ian Elliott have ready made collections of scenery objects for use on RAF airfields,
you can pick them up at Sim-Outhouse library.

ttfn

Pete

I have all - I think - of Cees Donkers collections Pete.

Had a look on Sim Outhouse and Ian Elliot seems to do whole scenery,did not see any collections for use.

I could do with some vehicles - takes me ages to do them, and then I am not happy with the result and bin them.

Graham

That really is coming on graham....I am really interested in the MT block (being ex-RAF MT) and i have Cees Donkers collection but i still cannot get them working so if anyone can point me in the right direction of making them work.....greatly appreciated

Graham am i right in saying RCAF Halifaxes flew out of Driffield in '44?

Techy

Brilliant

Coming along Graham - Your a better man than I am



Leif

For Techy: -

Driff started out in WW1 and closed at the end.

1. When war came again, Driffield was home to a couple of Whitley squadrons. It suffered quite badly from the attentions of the Luftwaffe in 1940. As a result, the operational bomber squadrons moved away for some time. They were replaced by training units and later by fighter and bomber squadrons that used the station for the process of their initial formation and working up, after which they moved out to their operational bases.
From mid 1943 to spring 1944, Driffield underwent a major re-development programme including the construction of runways. By June 1944 it was ready to host No. 466 Squadron RAAF with their Halifax aircraft. They were joined that August by another RAAF Halifax unit, No. 462 Squadron. Thus it was as a heavy bomber station that Driffield played its part for the remainder of WW2.
Post war use included training activities and periods as a night fighter station. Later it became the main station for one of the RAF’s Thor Missile complexes, from 1959 to 1963. This latter period is particularly well covered, both in words and pictures.
The Army, (who know a good thing when they see it), took up residence in 1977.

2. On Wednesday June 5 1940 Pilot officer Leonard Cheshire (later Baron Cheshire VC, OM, DSO, DFC) reported to RAF Driffield's guardsroom to join his first squadron (No 102 Squadron, flying twin engine Whitley bombers).
RAF Driffield had been at war since September 4 1939 when Whitley's of 102 Squadron dropped leaflets on the Ruhr. Cheshire's war had hardly started when Driffield suffered an attack by Ju88's on August 15 1940.

The headstones of five casualties can be found in Driffield Cemetery. In all, 13 people were killed, including the first servicewoman casualty of the conflict.

Driffield aerodrome's motto is Strong Foundations. This quality was recognised as far back as 1916 when land at Eastburn was taken for the Royal Flying Corps.

In the 1930's Driffield became an important part of the RAF's expansion.
The Second World War brought Spitfires in 1941 then a return of the bombers, Wellington's initially, followed by Australian squadrons of heavy Halifax's.

The Australian connection with RAF Driffield is acknowledged at the Remembrance Gardens with an ANZAC memorial erected by ex-servicemen.

Post war flying training command came with Mosquito's but by 1949 the new era of the jet arrived with Meteors, Venoms and finally Hawker Hunters.

On April 3 1959, 18 years after Cheshire walked through the station gates, the first Thor, nuclear armed missiles, targeted at Eastern Europe, arrived at Driffield.

The last missile was flown out in May 1963.

Flying continued from time to time, most notably Hawker Siddley Buccaneers in 1967/68. On April 1 1977 the station was transferred to the Army.

The RAF left Driffield for the last time on June 28 1966.

Graham