I decided I'd make a new topic for this one. Some minor things stil need work, but I've started "serial production" already
. Only late French versions for the moment. Early French and then other nations later.
This is F-8P (P stands for Prolongé - extended life) n°10 of Flotille 12.F. This aircraft is preserved in the Le Bourget Air & Space Museum.
In June 1994, F-8P n°3 (BuNo 151734) of Flotille 12.F based at Landivisiau NAS received "invasion stripes" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
F-8E(FN) n°34 of Flottile 12.F carrying two Matra 550 Magic II IR missiles. The "Crouze" could carry AIM-9 Sidewinders or French-built Magic I and II. N°34 was later refurbished to F-8P standard in August 1993. The F-8P was mostly an overhauled F-8E(FN) with some extra avionics and a RWR installed in the fin.
Although I'm still working in the same format as the CR.42 (30cm width, 300 dpi), my filesize is now 4 times
lower because tried managing layers better. Maybe my hard drive won't burst into flames after all...
More coming soon.
