FSX Lockheed P-38J 'Sleepy Time Gal'

This is a repaint of the Flight Simulations Design (FSD) Lockheed P-38 Lightning to represent P-38J-15-LO 44-23169 'Sleepy Time Gal', flown by Lt. James L. Wallace of the 434th FS, 479th FG based at Wattisham in 1944. Lt. Wallace lost his life in the aircraft on August 15th 1944. The artwork was by S/Sgt Fred Hayner and copies a 1940's, 'Vargas Girl' calender painting. By Dave Quincey.

Unzip the 'Sleepy Time Gal' folder to a temporary location. Go to the Simmobjects/Airplanes folder in your main FSX and copy and paste the folder 'texture.sleepytiemgal'into the 'FlightSim Developers P38J' folder. Open the folder'texture.p38dds', and copy the contents into your new 'texture.sleepytimegal' folder but DO NOT overwrite when prompted. Finally add the following lines to your P-38J aircraft.cfg file:-

[fltsim.xx]
title=P-38J-Sleepy Time Gal
sim=P-38J
model=p38m
panel=
texture=sleepytimegal
kb_checklists=P38_check
kb_reference=P38_ref
ui_manufacturer=Lockheed
ui_type="P-38J"
ui_typerole="Twin Engine Prop"
ui_createdby=FlightSim Developers
ui_variation=P-38J-Sleepy Time Gal
atc_flight_number=005
atc_id=423169
description=The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was one of the most successful fighters in the Pacific during WWII. Designed in 1937 - 1939 in answer to an Army Air Corps requirement for pursuit aircraft in twin-engine configuration to achieve a specific speed/weight ratio with a given amount of armaments. Over 10,000 P38s were manufactured in all, becoming the only U.S. combat aircraft that remained in continuous production throughout the duration of American participation in World War II. After the war surplus P-38s were also used by other air forces around the world, and the P38 is a very popular aircraft for air races due to its speed and maneuverability.

Change the [flightsim.xx] to the next available number and enjoy!

This repaint is based upon the excellent paint kit supplied by FSD and was researched from Peter Randall's invaluable 'Little Friends' website. The Varga Girl artwork comes from the Simmers Paintshop and is by RAF_Loke. All other artwork is by DaveQ.

You may modify it as you wish for your own use and it may only be distributed as freeware.

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