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FSX P-51D Mustang 'Moonbeam McSwine' Update

P-51D Mustang “Moonbeam McSwine” brings Capt. William T. Whisner’s 352nd FG, 487th FS warbird to life with a historically framed “Little Friends I” repaint and updated model-folder guidance for correct setup. Designed for FSX, it requires the Warbirdsim P-51D Little Friends base aircraft and includes matching texture and configuration entry.

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Warbirdsim North American Aviation P-51 Mustang Moonbeam McSwine ''Little Friends I' series repaint with updated installation instructions, flown by Capt. Wiliam T. Whisner, 352nd FG 487th FS. After scoring 15.5 victories and earning two Distinguished Service Crosses in World War II, Major Whisner returned to combat in Korea where he again became an ace, netting 6.5 victories and earning a third Distinguished Service Cross. Repaint by Rick Spork.

Screenshot of P-51D Mustang 'Moonbeam McSwine' in flight.

Screenshot of P-51D Mustang 'Moonbeam McSwine' in flight.

Warbirdsim P-51D Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" ~'Little Friends I' series repaint.
UPDATE: instructions for model folder.
Capt. Wiliam T. Whisner.
352nd FG 487th FS.

Bill Whisner first came into prominence as wingman to famous ace George Preddy. In January 1944 he was there as protection when Preddy claimed his first Victim. Whisner scored his first personal victory against a 109 while he covered Preddy's lead. After the 487th switched to the Mustang in the Spring he flew Princess Elizabeth, then when he got the D model, named it Moonbeam McSwine after the Li'l Abner character. Subject aircraft paint is around Dec. 1944. After scoring 15.5 victories and earning TWO Distinguished Service Crosses in World War II, Major Whisner returned to combat in Korea where he again became an Ace, netting 6.5 victories and earning a third Distinguished Service Cross. In the post-Korea years, William Whisner continued his career as a fighter pilot, winning the Bendix Trophy Race in 1953. After retiring as a colonel, he finally settled down in his home state of Louisiana. On July 21,1989, Col. William Whisner died of a yellow jacket sting.

Repaint by Rick Spork (Smashing Time)
Thanks to John Terrell for his paint kit.

INSTALLATION:
Place texture.moonbeam in the Little Friends Folder.
Create a model.moonbeam folder and use the Model.BBD files from the P-51D_Little_Friend75_DT folder.
Copy the following Aircraft.CFG file text, and paste into the Aircraft.CFG file - following the last of the same text-entries - within the "P-51D_Little_Friends" folder.
Replace the [fltsim.X] value, with the next value in the order of the aircraft variation entries.

[fltsim.X]
title = Warbirdsim P-51D Mustang "Little Friends - Moonbeam McSwine"
sim = P-51D
model = Moonbeam
panel =
sound =
texture = Moonbeam
panel_alias =
sound_alias =
kb_checklists =
kb_reference =
atc_id = 237
atc_id_color =
atc_parking_types =
atc_parking_code =
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
ui_manufacturer = North American Aviation
ui_type = WWII P-51D Mustang
ui_variation = "Moonbeam McSwine"
description =
visual_damage = 0

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How to install this mod

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  1. 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.
  2. Place files per the readme

    Most FSX add-ons go into one of: SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.
  3. 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 update_wbs_p-51d_moonbeam.zip has 20 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
Capt Whisner.jpg03.18.12426.31 kB
Moonbeam.jpg03.31.12394.13 kB
moonbeam.readme.txt03.31.122.12 kB
texture.Moonbeam03.31.120 B
Exterior_Cockpit.dds06.11.111.00 MB
P-51D_1_T.dds11.11.114.00 MB
P-51D_2_T.dds03.31.1216.00 MB
P-51D_2_T_Bump.dds11.27.114.00 MB
P-51D_2_TSpec.dds03.30.124.00 MB
P-51D_3_T.dds03.27.1216.00 MB
P-51D_3_T_Bump.dds10.25.114.00 MB
P-51D_3_TSpec.dds03.27.124.00 MB
P-51D_Misc.dds06.11.111.00 MB
Placards.dds06.30.114.00 MB
Prop.dds10.19.10256.12 kB
Prop_2.dds10.22.09256.12 kB
texture.cfg06.11.11184 B
Thumbnail.jpg03.31.1238.66 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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