"Another Good Sting" by RG19

Bryce • Historical • posted on Jan 25, 2009

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At 0630 hours on May 3, 1942 Operation Bowery commenced. After losing his auxiliary fuel tank, Pilot-Officer J. A. Smith successfully landed his Mk V Spitfire on the deck of CV-7 USS Wasp. Smith stood on his wheel brakes and stopped just a few feet short of the forward edge of the flight deck. At the request of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the USS Wasp and the British carrier - (converted Chilean dreadnought) HMS Eagle were loaded up with RAF Spitfires in an attempt to replenish the dwindling number of fighters available for the defense of the island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. SHAALU SHALOM YERUSHALAYIM (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem) CV-7 Wasp = Texaco oiler hull at Planet3d + USS Essex by Sky Pilot of BeyondVR + Bridge by X2000 + Fletcher class destroyer parts by Despona + Cowling from Lockheed Electra at PlanIt3D + primitives by Dr. Space Bones + cabin door by ratracer + Old Wood Texture by Mapps HMS Eagle = SMS Emden German battle cruiser at artist-3d.com/free_3d_models/ + USS Missouri by Sky Pilot of Beyond + primitives by Dr. Space Bones + Old Wood Texture by Mapps Mk V Spitfire by Bazze F4F Wildcat by DeEspona

Comments (17)

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Kaartijer

8:11PM | Sun, 25 January 2009

Awesome scene, excellent work!

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dbrv6

8:14PM | Sun, 25 January 2009

Excellent scene - very well staged.

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theprojectionist

8:42PM | Sun, 25 January 2009

Terrific Presentation,and it great too see a Spit too

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pakled

9:13PM | Sun, 25 January 2009

sounds like you're getting underway with modeling..looks like this was before armored flight decks. All I know about the Malta campaign was a book called 'Stringbag', which was an entirely different aircraft...;) great work.

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