LT6_6148thTCS_No550_RJaeger_SBD5.zip, Rudi_Jaeger, from original template, 29 JUN 2007

LT-6, No 49-3550 "Moan'n Lisa", flown by CPT Gene Risdorph of the 6148th Tactical Control Squadron, 6147th TCG, while assigned at Chunchon (K-47), Republic of Korea, 1952.

For the T-6 Texan 'stand-in' available at SAS1946, although they will work equally as well with the stock SBD-5.      


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INSTALLATION: 

Simply drop the bmp images into the T6_Texan or SBD-5 folder:

IL-2 Sturmovik 1946/PaintSchemes/Skins/T6_Texan (or SBD-5 if unmodded).

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Lest We Forget:

The 6147th Tactical Control Group originated at Taejon, South Korea, within the "operations section" of the Joint Operations Center - three pilots and two aircraft testing the airborne forward air controller concept. On July 9, 1950, two airborne controllers flew their first mission in L-17s borrowed from the USA 24th Infantry Division. Despite attacks from enemy aircraft, each controlled about ten flights of F-80s. The next day, controllers testing T-6s spotted and directed the destruction of seventeen enemy tanks. The following day the small group of controllers left for Taegu to organize as a squadron. The 6147th Tactical Control Squadron, Airborne, activated effective August 1 to provide target spotting information to tactical aircraft in flight. After the UN landings at Inchon in late September, the squadron (nicknamed "Mosquitoes"), directed air strikes against retreating enemy troops ahead of the advancing UN lines and operated as the eyes of UN ground forces. Squadron controllers also conducted deep penetrations into enemy country, search and rescue, night direction for B-26s, parachute-drop mission coordination, and artillery adjustment. As the enemy fled, the squadron moved to Kimpo AB, where the pilots were within minutes of their working areas but also within range of enemy snipers on takeoffs and landings. By late October, the squadron had moved to Pyongyang but in December retreated to Taegu, where it returned to controlling close air support missions. In January 1951, the 6147th TCS gained a C-47 that provided an airborne radio relay between the Joint Operations Center and controllers, enabling Mosquitoes to adapt to the changing combat situation. In April 1951, the 6147th elevated to group-level and organized three squadrons, two of which provided airborne controllers while the third provided the U.S Army with ground tactical air control parties. A year later, the group moved to Chunchon, from where it directed interdiction missions. In the closing days of the war, it assisted allied aircraft in crushing a last-minute enemy offensive in the vicinity of the Kumsong River. The 6147th TCG earned three Distinguished Unit Citations during the war.

Combat Components

942nd Forward Air Control Squadron: attached June 20, 1953-.
6148th Tactical Control Squadron: April 25, 1951-.
6149th Tactical Control Squadron: April 25, 1951-.
6150th Tactical Control Squadron: April 25, 1951-June 20, 1953.


Stations

Taegu AB, South Korea, August 1, 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea October 5, 1950; Seoul Afld, South Korea, October 18, 1950; Pyongyang East Adrm, North Korea, October 28, 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, late November 1950; Pyongtaek Adrm, South Korea, March 12, 1951; Chunchon, South Korea, April 18, 1952-.

Commanders

Lt. Col. Merrill M. Carlton, August 1, 1950; Col. Timothy F. O'Keefe, March 28, 1951; Col. John C. Watson, c. January 1952; Col. Paul Fojtik, January 10, 1953-.

Campaign Streamers

UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations

Three Distinguished Unit Citations for actions July 9-November 25, 1950, July 9-November 27, 1951, and December 1, 1952-April 30, 1953.
Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for the periods July 9-November 25, 1950 and October 1, 1952-April 30, 1953.
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A humble request:

PLEASE; You have downloaded these skins "free of charge" with my compliments. I only ask, that if you wish to alter them in any way, that they remain solely for your own use, and you agree not to redistribute them; With one exception: I have no objections to the FREE (as in NOT payware) distribution of campaigns which include my unaltered skins; afterall, that's one of the main reasons I made them. 

I hope you will enjoy this rendering. Several hours of pixel shifting and research were involved, and it's a pleasure to share my work with you. If you ever have any questions, please contact me via pm. Thank you and happy flights.  ~ R.J.