LoRes Weathered Hawker Typhoon Mk1B "RAF 182nd.Sqdn.124th.RAF Typhoon Wing" for Emil's Normandy Campaign

This LoRes Weathered skin is of the RAF 182nd.Sqdn. Typhoon Mk1B."XM-B" late production (circa: June 1944) with the slide back bubble canopy and she is fully dressed in her D-Day invasion stripping. This Typhoon Rocket Projectile Squadron was the first of three units that formed the 124th. RAF Typhoon Wing of the 2nd.TAF. This particular Typhoon was the mount of Flt Off J.A.S.Allen who was credited with 7 confirmed kills over Fortress Europe.

The 182nd. Squadron's motto was "Fearless, I direct my flight".

Formed at Martlesham Heath on 25 August 1942, it received Hurricanes and began training as a fighter bomber squadron.  Its main equipment began to arrive the same month and by October it was fully equipped with Typhoons. 
Operations began in January 1943 but it then undertook training in support of the Army before continuing its intruder operations in April.  The following June the squadron became part of 2nd Tactical Air Force and adopted a mobile tactical role. 
As with similar units it carried out attacks against V1 sites from January 1944 before concentrating on attacks against targets associated with the forthcoming Operation Overlord. 
Following the invasion the squadron supported the armies as they gradually moved forward and in July 182 relocated onto the continent.  As the armies moved towards Germany, the Typhoons of No 182 followed them through the Low Countries and into Germany itself, where it disbanded on 30 September 1945.


I developed this project from a base skin/model provided in Emil's TAF Skin Pack. I used a variety of rendering technics to change the squadron Codes, add more detail and enhance this aircraft's operational weathering look.

The aircraft's colour scheme and Squadron markings where derived from a coloured aircraft profile plate found in the 1999 Osprey Aircraft of The Aces #27 Publication "Typhoon and Tempest Aces of World War 2" series by Chris Thomas. All operational reference material came also from the "Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation Website".... http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm

The base skin was taken from Emil's ETO 9th.USAAF/2nd.TAF Campaign so the original creator of this skin is unknown. Included with this is Migge's excellent 'Typhoon Virtual Cockpit' with the 'Wing View' modified by your's truly. RAF Mark2 Gunsight by PapaRomeo for period authenticity... 

Special thanks to Shawn Griffin for his excellent LoRes Batch File Converter Utility...    

The download includes all *.tpc, *.3dz and *.pcx files. The latter begin included so you can review how the graphic weathering techniques were done....
To install simple copy all the *.tpc and *.3dz files into your EAW main directory or as required by 'Stab' or 'Skins & More'....  

Enjoy and watch your six .... Skylark 