FSX P-51D 'Blondie' 4th FG 1945

PreviewNorth American P-51D-25-NA Mustang 44-73304 'Blondie' 334th FS 4th FG piloted by Lt Marvin W. Arthur. This aircraft carried one of S/Sgt Don Allen's most famous pieces of nose art. This aircraft was later transferred to the Italian Air Force as MM4282 in 1946. This repaint is the A2A P-51D FSX up...

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Repaint for Payware Model
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Compatibility
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) including Steam Edition & Prepar3D (P3D)
Filename
blondie.zip
File size
10.97 MB
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North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang 44-73304 'Blondie' 334th FS 4th FG piloted by Lt Marvin W. Arthur. This aircraft carried one of S/Sgt Don Allen's most famous pieces of nose art. This aircraft was later transferred to the Italian Air Force as MM4282 in 1946. This repaint is the A2A P-51D FSX update only and is based on the paint kits of A2A and John Terrell. By Dave Quincey.

Screenshot of P-51D 'Blondie' 4th FG 1945 in flight.

Screenshot of P-51D 'Blondie' 4th FG 1945 in flight.

This repaint is for the A2A P-51D FSX update only and depicts P-51D-25-NA 44-73304 'Blondie' 334th FS 4th FG piloted by Lt Marvin W. Arthur. This aircraft carried one of S/Sgt Don Allen's most famous pieces of nose art.

Unzip the folder 'Blondie' into a temporary location such as your desktop. Drag and drop the 'texture.blondie' 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 'Blondie'
sim=p51d
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Blondie
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
editable=0
atc_id=
atc_airline=Air Force
atc_flight_number=304
atc_heavy=0
ui_manufacturer=North American
ui_type=P-51D Mustang
ui_variation='Blondie'
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="Shockwave Productions Inc."
description=P-51D-25-NA 44-73304 'Blondie' 334th FS 4th FG piloted by Lt Marvin W. Arthur. After the war 'Blondie' was transferred to the Italian Air Force as MM4282. Nose art by S/Sgt Don Allen
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; it is truly a masterpiece. Many thanks, John.

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

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 and John Terrell.

Dave Quincey

Screenshot of P-51D 'Blondie' 4th FG 1945 in flight.

Screenshot of P-51D 'Blondie' 4th FG 1945 in flight.

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The archive blondie.zip has 13 files and directories contained within it.

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
Blondie Fltsim.jpg07.05.09758.79 kB
Read Me.txt07.05.091.78 kB
texture.blondie07.05.090 B
P-51D1_t.dds06.30.094.00 MB
P-51D2_t.dds06.30.094.00 MB
P-51D3_t.dds07.01.094.00 MB
P-51D4_t.dds07.01.094.00 MB
P-51D5_t.dds06.30.094.00 MB
tank_t.dds06.19.094.00 MB
texture.cfg05.22.09144 B
thumbnail.jpg04.26.0842.34 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B
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Heinz JohannsenFri, 09 Aug 2013 20:55:26 GMT

Nice Photos of Blondie, I would love to show you mine !! best regards Heinz Johannsen . let me have your Email address

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