FSX / P3D

FSX DeHavilland Vampire FB5 VX474

De Havilland Vampire FB.5 VX474 brings a Royal Air Force No. 118 Squadron scheme from RAF Fassberg, Germany, circa 1953, with authentic yellow wing bands as squadron markings. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration, this repaint requires Rob Richardson’s Vampire FB.5 and updates a classic release with crisp, period-correct detailing.

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Images & Screenshots

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A vintage military jet with yellow and grey markings flies above a patchwork of green and tan fields with scattered clouds.

A twin-boom military jet with camouflage paint and yellow bands flies above patchwork fields, displaying British roundels and tail markings.

A British military jet with yellow nose markings and roundels flies above patchwork fields beneath scattered clouds at altitude.

A twin-boom military jet with yellow wing stripes and RAF roundels flies above patchwork fields under a mostly clear sky.

A Royal Air Force repaint for Rob Richardson's de Havilland Vampire FB5 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration. VX474 was a FB5 of No 118 Squadron based at RAF Fassberg, Germany, in 1953. The yellow bands on the wings were a Squadron marking not training bands! This is an updated re-issue of a paint first released on BritSim in 2012. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

Screenshot of DeHavilland Vampire FB5 VX474 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 VX474 sim=DeHavilland Vampire FB5 model= panel= sound= texture=VX474 kb_checklists=DH_Vampire_check kb_reference=DH_Vampire_ref atc_id= VX474 ui_manufacturer=DeHavilland ui_type=Vampire ui_variation=VX474 Category =airplane description=VX474 was a FB5 of No 118 Squadron based at RAF Fassberg, Germany,in 1953.The yellow bands on the wings were a Squadron marking not training bands!

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de_haveilland_vampire_fb5_vx474.zip

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Place files per the readme

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What’s inside this archive

The archive de_haveilland_vampire_fb5_vx474.zip has 16 files and directories contained within it.

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
3284304.jpg	08.07.14	1.16 MB
3347500.jpg	08.07.14	1.38 MB
3388014.jpg	08.07.14	1.31 MB
3409323.jpg	08.07.14	996.61 kB
Installation readme.txt	08.07.14	2.07 kB
texture.VX474	08.07.14	0 B
gunbay_door.dds	01.09.12	512.12 kB
night.dds	12.23.11	1.00 MB
tanks.dds	01.21.12	4.00 MB
texture.cfg	10.22.10	137 B
thumbnail.jpg	08.07.14	1.31 MB
vampire_main.dds	08.07.14	16.00 MB
vampire_three.dds	01.22.12	16.00 MB
vampire_two.dds	01.22.12	16.00 MB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B