FSX Historic & Vintage Aircraft
P-51D 'Cripes A'Mighty 3rd'
This is a repaint of the A2A Wings of Power II North American Aviation P-51 M…
Cripes A’ Mighty 3rd brings Major George E. Preddy Jr.’s famed P-51D Mustang to life with a historically accurate repaint, period markings, and included photos and background notes for added context in Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Requires Roger Dial’s North American P-51D Mustang base model for the full aircraft package.
A repaint of Roger Dial's North American P51D Mustang entitled "Cripes A Mighty 3rd". This is a historically accurate repaint of the P-51 Mustang flown by Major George E. Preddy, Jr., top Mustang ace. He had the highest number of air victories in a P51. He was credited with 26.83 aerial plus 5 ground victories. George won his wings five days after Pearl Harbor. Textures by Mark Rooks of RDG. This aircraft includes pictures and history of "Cripes A' Mighty". By Mark Rooks.

Screenshot of Cripes A' Mighty 3rd P-51 in flight.
To install this aircraft:
As always back up any original files.
1.Unzip downloaded folders to your desktop or temporary directory of your choice.
2.Copy the " Cripes A Mighty 3rd " folder and paste it in the main aircraft folder.
By default the main aircraft folder is located at:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FSx\SIM Objects /Aircraft".
3. Be sure to completely unzip all files the aircraft file when complete will Cotain 6 files the Following 6 files goes in the aircraft folder CFG Airfile Model Sound Panel Textures.
4.Gauges file goes in the game gauges folder.
Made Simpler:
Make sure all files are unzipped the New Plane folder should contain 6 files unzipped they are CFG Airfile Sound Model Texture Panel the New Plane folder with the 6 files goes in the game aircraft folder found at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes follow the path ie open the c drive then open program files then open Microsoft Games then open Microsoft Flight Simulator X then open SimObjects then open Airplanes folder the New Plane goes in that folder.
Textures and FSX updates created by Mark "Fire Ball" Rooks.
Load the Gauges and the panel.
Enjoy your new repaint.
Thanks for downloading,
"Fire Ball"
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SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.The archive rdgcam3.zip has 66 files and directories contained within it.
This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.
| Filename/Directory | File Date | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Cripes A Mighty 3rd | 10.11.07 | 0 B |
| aircraft.cfg | 10.11.07 | 9.96 kB |
| model | 10.11.07 | 0 B |
| Model.cfg | 03.26.05 | 27 B |
| RD_P-51D.mdl | 03.26.05 | 423.61 kB |
| panel | 10.11.07 | 0 B |
| K-14A.bmp | 12.27.01 | 769.05 kB |
| P-51d_OC.bmp | 12.27.01 | 769.05 kB |
| Palette.BMP | 05.01.99 | 1.78 kB |
| panel.cfg | 10.27.06 | 3.28 kB |
| Thrust_Lever_Background.BMP | 05.18.01 | 10.70 kB |
| Thumbs.db | 12.17.06 | 7.00 kB |
| RSDG_P51D.air | 12.12.06 | 9.78 kB |
| sound | 10.11.07 | 0 B |
| CAGEAR.WAV | 03.26.05 | 31.23 kB |
| CASTALL.WAV | 03.26.05 | 6.79 kB |
| CE1A.wav | 03.26.05 | 90.64 kB |
| CE1B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 128.17 kB |
| CE2A.wav | 03.26.05 | 86.12 kB |
| CE2B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 24.99 kB |
| CE3A.wav | 03.26.05 | 82.91 kB |
| CE4A.wav | 03.26.05 | 75.39 kB |
| CEP1A.WAV | 03.26.05 | 49.63 kB |
| CEP1B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 45.81 kB |
| CEP2A.WAV | 03.26.05 | 26.90 kB |
| CEP2B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 32.81 kB |
| CESHUTA.WAV | 03.26.05 | 61.06 kB |
| CESHUTB.WAV | 03.26.05 | 66.55 kB |
| CESTRTA.WAV | 03.26.05 | 39.81 kB |
| CESTRTB.WAV | 03.26.05 | 99.81 kB |
| flaps.wav | 03.26.05 | 78.26 kB |
| geardn.wav | 03.26.05 | 76.18 kB |
| gearup.wav | 03.26.05 | 87.81 kB |
| L.wav | 03.26.05 | 12.88 kB |
| R.wav | 03.26.05 | 10.93 kB |
| sound.cfg | 03.26.05 | 7.61 kB |
| XCE1a.WAV | 03.26.05 | 51.22 kB |
| XCE1B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 67.15 kB |
| XCE2A.WAV | 03.26.05 | 95.31 kB |
| XCE2B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 52.29 kB |
| XCE3A.WAV | 03.26.05 | 67.98 kB |
| XCE4A.wav | 03.26.05 | 117.28 kB |
| XCEP1A.WAV | 03.26.05 | 24.01 kB |
| XCEP1B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 28.23 kB |
| XCEP2A.WAV | 03.26.05 | 32.99 kB |
| XCEP2B.WAV | 03.26.05 | 21.24 kB |
| XCESHUTA.WAV | 03.26.05 | 62.02 kB |
| XCESHUTB.WAV | 03.26.05 | 62.93 kB |
| XCESTRTA.WAV | 03.26.05 | 28.87 kB |
| XCESTRTB.WAV | 03.26.05 | 49.81 kB |
| texture | 10.11.07 | 0 B |
| Blade.bmp | 03.26.05 | 65.05 kB |
| Male.bmp | 04.05.05 | 1.00 MB |
| Mustang_2_t.bmp | 03.26.05 | 4.00 MB |
| Mustang_t.bmp | 10.11.07 | 2.00 MB |
| Prop.bmp | 03.26.05 | 170.75 kB |
| thumbnail.JPG | 10.07.07 | 1.33 MB |
| Thumbs.db | 10.11.07 | 57.50 kB |
| Cripes Screen.jpg | 10.11.07 | 215.47 kB |
| gauges.zip | 04.03.07 | 711.29 kB |
| panel.zip | 04.03.07 | 385.29 kB |
| Pictures And History.zip | 10.11.07 | 1.79 MB |
| Read Me First.txt | 10.11.07 | 2.14 kB |
| Text.txt | 10.11.07 | 464 B |
| flyawaysimulation.txt | 10.29.13 | 959 B |
| Go to Fly Away Simulation.url | 01.22.16 | 52 B |
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