FSX P-51D 338th FS, 55th FG

P-51D 338th FS, 55th FG, 'Da Quake'. This repaint is for the A2A North American Aviation P-51D Mustang, FSX update only, and depicts P-51D-5-NA 44-13954, Lt. Col. John McGinns 'Da Quake' of the 338th FS, 55FG out of Wormingford, August 1944. Based on the WWII Fighters paint kits by John Terrell and A2A. By Dave Quincey.

This repaint is for the A2A P-51D FSX update only and depicts P-51D-5-NA 44-13954, Lt. Col. John McGinn's 'Da Quake' of the 338th FS, 55FG out of Wormingford UK. This aircraft has an interesting history; bellied in out of fuel at Cap Ferrat, near Bordeaux in France on August 26th 1944 by Lt Sam Gevorkian, it was allegedly recovered in 1981 and displayed at Musee de l'Air, Paris 1984-96. It was subsequently shipped to the UK and was to be restored to flight status. However, it may not be 'Da Quake' that was dug up: also it has recently changed hands and disappeared.

Unzip the folder 'daquake' into a temporary location such as your desktop. Drag and drop the 'texture.daquake' folder into your Airplanes/WWII_Fighters_P51D folder then copy and back up your aircraft.cfg file. Paste the following lines into the original aircraft.cfg file.

[fltsim.xx]
title=P-51D 'DaQuake'
sim=p51d
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=daquake
kb_checklists=P-51D_check
kb_reference=P-51D_ref
atc_id=WDA
atc_airline=Air Force
atc_flight_number=656
atc_heavy=0
ui_manufacturer=North American
ui_type=P-51D Mustang
ui_variation='Daquake'
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="Shockwave Productions Inc."
description= P-51D-5-NA 44-13954, Lt. Col. John McGinn's 'Da Quake' of the 338th FS, 55FG out of Wormingford UK. This aircraft has an interesting history; bellied in out of fuel at Cap Ferrat, near Bordeaux in France on August 26th 1944 by Lt Sam Gevorkian, it was allegedly recovered in 1981 and displayed at Musee de l'Air, Paris 1984-96. It was subsequently shipped to the UK and was to be restored to flight status. However, it may not be 'Da Quake' that was dug up: also it has recently changed hands and disappeared.
atc_id_color=0x00000000
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
prop_anim_ratio=1.02
visual_damage=1

Replace the [fltsim.xx] with the next variation number and save.

Now enjoy....!

This repaint is based on the superb WWII Fighters paint kits by John Terrell and A2A.

I must also give credit to Paul Randall's invaluable resource on the 8th AF fighter groups and to the 55th FG website.

This repaint is freeware; it can be used and modified as you wish for your own use. It must not be used or sold for commercial gain. If you want to publish any repaints based upon it they must be published as freeware and must acknowledge the authors Dave Quincey, A2A and John Terrell.

Dave Quincey

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