Supermarine Spitfire II XR-D

FS2002/2004 MODEL - TOTAL FREE
FSDS DRAWING BY JRLUCARINY
TEXTURE BY Jens B. Kristensen

Supermarine Spitfire II XR-D
The code letters XR represent 71 sqn, R.A.F. This is aircraft D of that squadron. Details from 'Camouflage and Markings, Supermarine Spitfire', Ducimus Books ltd, London ~1970.
"Spitfire IIA, P7308, of No. 71 sqn, august 1941."

Supermarine Spitfire MKII
What can I say about the Supermarine Spitfire that hasn’t been said before? Not much. For me the Spitfire represents my favorite movie, The Battle of Britain, where it battled ex-Spanish Hispano Ha 1112 M-1-L Buchons and licensed built He 111 by Casa with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. The movie brings back memories of a little me unable to understand the dialogues, not yet knowing a word of English, but enough of that. The Spitfire was the aircraft that helped stopped the German onslaught in 1940, but the biggest share of work went to his older companion, the Hawker Hurricane.

Curtiss P-40F

FS2002/2004 MODEL - TOTAL FREE
FSDS DRAWING AND TEXTURE BY JRLUCARINY

"STUD" a P-40F-20-CU of the 325th FG ("Checkertail Clan"). Flown by Group CO Lt. Col. R.L. Baseler, Overall Matt Black with Gloss Red and Yellow.

In 1941, a P-40D (s/n 40-360, c/n 13235) was fitted with a 1,300 hp British Rolls-Royce Merlin 28 engine. The aircraft was designated XP-40F, Model 87-B3 and first flew on the 30th June 1941. The main noticeable difference was the deletion of the top air scoop and different exhaust stacks. The new aircraft had an improved climb performance, higher ceiling, and faster speeds. During the production of the 'F' models many modifications were undertaken and the first 699 of 1311 aircraft had no dash numbers. The P-40F-5 model and later had a lengthened fuselage by 20 inches which improved directional stability. The P-40-10 had a simple modification that changed the cowl flaps to a manual operation verses the electronic operation on the previous models. The P-40F-15 was a winterized version, and the P-40F-20 had a revised oxygen system.

At a later date, some of the P-40F aircraft that were used for training operations had the Merlin engines removed and replaced with the Allison. These aircraft were designated P-40R's, but records are unclear on the amount of aircraft converted, and there may have been anywhere from 123 to 600 fighters modified. The reason for this change of powerplant was the demand for the more powerful Merlin being required for other, more combat effective aircraft.

150 P-40F's were delivered to the Royal Air Force under Lend-Lease. These aircraft were designated Kittyhawk II's, with some of these repossessed for U.S. forces in North Africa 1942-43.

10/31/03

Here's my version of the CFS2 P-38F Lightning for FS2004. To
install, unzip the ZIP file into the \AIRCRAFT subfolder of FS2004.
The GPS is toggled with Shift-3.

This aircraft package is freeware.
Chuck Dome

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