bernd1151 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 This is the much abbreviated version: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, scheduled an inspection tour of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. On April 14, the U.S. naval intelligence effort code-named "Magic" intercepted and decrypted orders alerting affected Japanese units of the tour. The decrypted text revealed that on April 18 Yamamoto would fly from Rabaul to Balalae Airfield, on an island near Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. Operation Vengeance was the American military operation to kill Yamamoto on April 18, 1943. Eighteen P-38s were assigned the mission. One flight of four was designated as the "killer" flight. They intercepted the two Mitsubishi Betty bombers that were carrying Yamamoto and his entourage and shot them down at around 09:35 that day. My task now is to find that plane and take pictures of it. The remains of Yamamoto's aircraft lie in the jungle around 9 miles (14 km) from the town of Panguna, (06°47.165′S 155°33.137′E). The crash site is around an hour's walk from the nearest road. The nearest airport to the site on Bougainville is Buin. That’s where I start. There she is And this is, how the real plane looks today Let’s head back 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Nice sim adventure Bernd and connecting it with history Very cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Excellent set Bernd . I enjoyed the story behind it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Very nice shots Bernd. If your plane was to go down at least it would be easy to spot. cheers Gumby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfox Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Thats pretty slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Nicely done indeed Cool shots 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 15 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Nice sim adventure Bernd and connecting it with history Very cool! Thanks a lot for commenting, Landon 15 hours ago, paulb said: Excellent set Bernd . I enjoyed the story behind it. I'm happy you liked them, Paul 13 hours ago, gumbypickett said: Very nice shots Bernd. If your plane was to go down at least it would be easy to spot. cheers Gumby Hahaha, indeed Gumby 12 hours ago, Bullfox said: Thats pretty slick. Thank you very much 3 hours ago, carlosqr said: Nicely done indeed Cool shots Thanks a lot Carlos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Superb set of shots Bernd and a really interesting adventure too. Cheers, Calum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 nice find, interesting adventure.....great shots... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 A fantastic post, Bernd. Not just showing "look how nice the scenery in MSFS looks", but a fascinating story, background learning and flight action (finding the wreck in low flying). Such storys fascinate me, well done! PS: Is the wreck default or .to-freeware? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Interesting story and shots Bernd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 22 hours ago, Caluma65 said: Superb set of shots Bernd and a really interesting adventure too. Cheers, Calum Many thanks buddy 18 hours ago, wain71 said: nice find, interesting adventure.....great shots... Thanks a lot, Wayne 4 hours ago, Stillwater said: A fantastic post, Bernd. Not just showing "look how nice the scenery in MSFS looks", but a fascinating story, background learning and flight action (finding the wreck in low flying). Such storys fascinate me, well done! PS: Is the wreck default or .to-freeware? Thank you for your kind comment, Gerold, much appreciated! I had this one on my bucket list for a long time The wreck is default 19 minutes ago, adambar said: Interesting story and shots Bernd. Many thanks, Adam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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