FSX / P3D aircraft

FSX P-38J-10-LO 459th Fighter Squadron

Lockheed P-38J-10-LO “Twin Dragon” wears the 459th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group markings flown by Maj. Willard J. Webb, capturing a period-correct camo scheme and unit identity in the virtual cockpit and exterior. Built for FSX, this repaint requires the FlightSim Developers P-38J model and repaint kit base textures.

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Images & Screenshots

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A Lockheed P-38J aircraft sits on the ground with its engine cowlings open as two ground crew members perform maintenance.

A twin-engine military aircraft with green nose art featuring open-mouthed snake designs flies above scattered clouds and a winding river below.

A twin-boom military aircraft with shark mouth nose art flies above a layer of clouds with some sky visible.

P-38J-10-LO 459th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group. Piloted by Maj. Willard J. Webb. Model by FSD. Repaint by Rick Spork based on the repaint kit.

Screenshot of P-38J-10-LO 459th Fighter Squadron in flight.

INSTALLATION:

1) Unzip to a temporary location.
2) In the FlightSim Developers P38J directory, copy the texture.camo folder and rename it texture.459thFS.
3) Copy and replace the 5 files from the temporary textures folder into the texture.CalCutie folder.
4) Open the directory's "Aircraft.cfg" file. Cut and paste the following text into the file renumbering to the next available in your list.(Just change the X with the right numbers).

[fltsim.X] title=P-38J Twin Dragon sim=P-38J model= p38m panel= texture=459thFS kb_checklists=P38_check kb_reference=P38_ref ui_manufacturer=Lockheed ui_type="P-38J" ui_typerole="Twin Engine Prop" ui_createdby=FlightSim Developers atc_flight_number=001 ui_variation="P-38J 459th FS" atc_id=267916 description= P-38J-10-LO 42-6XXXX 459th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group. Piloted by Maj. Willard J. Webb. Five of Webb's kills were in the air, while he also destroyed three Japanese aircraft on the ground.

Screenshot of P-38J-10-LO 459th Fighter Squadron in flight.

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fsd_p38_twindragon.zip

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D aircraft

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Copy aircraft files into SimObjects

Place the aircraft folder inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\. The folder must contain an aircraft.cfg file. Effects go into FSX\Effects\; gauges go into FSX\Gauges\.
Verify in FSX

Launch FSX, go to Free Flight → Select Aircraft and find your new aircraft under its manufacturer.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive fsd_p38_twindragon.zip has 13 files and directories contained within it.

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
CBI WJWebb.jpg	11.28.10	841.69 kB
FSD P-38 Twin Dragon instructions.txt	11.28.10	1.41 kB
fsd_p38_twin_dragon.gif	12.04.10	11.18 kB
history.txt	11.28.10	948 B
img024.bmp	11.28.10	3.87 MB
texture.459thFS	12.04.10	0 B
body01.dds	12.01.10	64.00 MB
body02.dds	11.28.10	64.00 MB
thumbnail.jpg	12.04.10	52.74 kB
wheelwell.dds	11.26.10	4.00 MB
twin dragon.jpg	12.04.10	304.77 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B