D-Day airfields in FS9

[forkedtail 5]

With all of the D-Day commemorations recently, I began searching the web for 1940's vintage British airfields from which to operate C-47's.  It was a short search, as I found none.  Perhaps some of the default fields are primitive enough to represent that era?  If you know of any, please share with us. 

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I did find a freeware Duxford air show and aerodrome scenery package that is incredibly nice.  Not the vintage setting I was looking for, but the the air show with vintage warbirds makes it all worthwhile.  Look for filename: ACG_Duxford_FS9 

[Golden Rocket 0]

There are a lot of British airfields available. But first you should list those operating C-47's at D-Day period - Wikipedia might help.

 

Bernard

[Wobbie 938]

You in luck... have a look at http://www.maam.org/flightsim/enhance/scenery_enhance.htm

You will find Normandy scenery, Battle of Midway & a whole lot of other stuff.

Also http://www.dc3airways.com/flights/charters/bandofbrothers.htm

http://www.dc3airways.com

 

http://dc3airways.com/flights/routes/wwII_atc_routes.htm

 

That should keep you busy..

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[Golden Rocket 0]

There where two US airborne divisions involved in Operation "Neptune" at D-Day and using C-47: the 82nd and the 101st. As I could establish up tp now, units of both divisions took off from following airfields in UK:

 

 

82nd Airborne

 

- 325th Glider Infantry Regiment: Greenham Common

- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment: not found

- 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Barkston Heath

- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment: not found, but was based at Wollaton Park

 

 

101st Airborne

 

- 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment: Merryfield Airport

- 3rd Battalion: Exeter

- 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment: Greenham Common and Menbury

- 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Exeter

 

Here a quite surprising Information:

 

"Although ostensibly the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment was part of the 101st Airborne Division, the majority of ths unit landed by sea on Utah Beach the afternoon of D-Day +1, June 7, 1944, due to a shortage of glider tow planes."

 

 

Therefore the search for suitable airfields is considerably reduced.

 

Bernard

 

 

 

[bob44 1]

It has been awhile, but check over at SOH for some WW2 airfields. I remember I had several installed for FS9, one was a C47 airfield for the Normandy invasion.

[Golden Rocket 0]

While up to now I searched for the airborne units involved in D-Day, I focused my searchs on the troop carrier groups and found this interesting site:

http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/aeropus/en_9tcc.php

Have a look at the page "IX Troop Carrier Cmd". There are some airfields more than mentioned above.

Bernard

[forkedtail 5]

Thanks everyone.  I'm taking a look at all of the above.