Lapland Mod v1.1 Imminent :)

[Crossroads]

"as a last addition" indeed... The next two aircrafts to be migrated into LWM 1.1:

Curtiss Hawk 75A

After the fall of France, Germany agreed to sell captured Curtiss Hawk fighters to Finland in October 1940. In total, 44 captured aircraft of five subtypes were sold to Finland with three deliveries from 23 June 1941

In Finnish service, the Hawk was well liked. The Finnish Air Force enjoyed success with the type, credited with 190⅓ kills by 58 pilots, between 16 July 1941 and 27 July 1944, for the loss of 15 of their own. [Wiki]





"After a night out in the town, the crew finds out they were supposed to put a winter camo in place instead of painting the town red. A quick splash of chalk paint, and nobody noticed anything!"



MS.406, and the FAF upgrade MS.406 "Bogeyman".

France donated 50 MS.406s to Finland for Winter War, out of which 30 arrived as of February 1940. After interim peace between WW and Continuation War, a batch of 57 fighters were bought from Germany, after their conquest of France. As the fighter became obsolete, as of 1943 they were re-equipped with powerful 1100 hp soviet M105 engines, and equipped with 20 mm cannons, and became like a new plane. Served until 1948.



Here's a upgraded "MS-318" Mörkö-Morane, or Bogeyman Morane, with a modern roundel insignia, as the plane looked like in 1948. Note the enlarged engine cooler. Equipped with a 20mm cannon to fire through the propeller.



I will however portrait a February 1940 scheme of original French camo of a non-converted MS.406 "MS-318", as portrayed on this picture:



And here it is!



By the way, many of the painted pictures are courtesy of Wings Palette. Thanks Mike / Warhorse for providing me with a link to this fabulous site: http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/78/78/0