FSX / P3D

FSX RNZAF De Havilland Vampire FB5

Royal New Zealand Air Force textures bring the de Havilland Vampire FB5 to life as NZ5757 in 14 Squadron markings, reflecting the 1953 delivery of refurbished ex-RAF airframes and its former identity WA311. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration, it requires Rob Richardson’s Vampire FB5 base model and includes crisp exterior detailing for authentic period flying.

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A silver twin-boom military jet with roundel markings flies above a coastal landscape with scattered clouds and a town below.

A silver twin-boom military jet with Royal Air Force roundels and the code NZ5757 taxis on a concrete runway near large hangars.

A silver twin-boom military jet with RAF roundels and the registration NZ5757 flies above green fields and scattered clouds.

A silver twin-boom military jet with RAF roundels and tail markings flies above green terrain and scattered clouds.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force repaint for Rob Richardson's DeHavilland Vampire FB5 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration. NZ5757 was the last of a batch of eight refurbished ex-RAF FB5's delivered in 1953 and was previously WA311. Painted in 14 Squadron RNZAF colors. This is an updated re-issue of a paint first released on BritSim in 2012. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

Screenshot of RNZAF De Havilland Vampire FB5 in flight.

Installation:

Drop the texture folder into the 'DeHavilland Vampire FB5' folder in the SimObjects 'Airplanes' folder and copy the text below into the aircaft cfg file, replacing the 'xx' with your next number in sequence.

[fltsim.xx] title=DeHavilland Vampire FB5 RNZAF sim=DeHavilland Vampire FB5 model= panel= sound= texture=RNZAF kb_checklists=DH_Vampire_check kb_reference=DH_Vampire_ref atc_id=NZ5757 ui_manufacturer=DeHavilland ui_type=Vampire ui_variation=RNZAF Category =airplane description=NZ5757 was the last of a batch of eight refurbished ex-RAF FB5's delivered in 1953 and was previously WA311.Painted in 14 Squadron RNZAF colours.

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rnzaf_de_havilland_vampire_fb5.zip

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What’s inside this archive

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
3156945.jpg	08.01.14	1.09 MB
3225539.jpg	08.01.14	1.23 MB
3270326.jpg	08.01.14	1.07 MB
3273696.jpg	08.01.14	1.04 MB
Installation readme.txt	08.01.14	2.08 kB
texture.RNZAF	08.01.14	0 B
gunbay_door.dds	01.09.12	512.12 kB
night.dds	12.23.11	1.00 MB
tanks.dds	01.12.12	4.00 MB
texture.cfg	10.22.10	137 B
thumbnail.jpg	08.01.14	1.23 MB
vampire_main.dds	08.01.14	16.00 MB
vampire_three.dds	01.20.12	16.00 MB
vampire_two.dds	01.20.12	16.00 MB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B