Category: Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Bleriot XI Britannia

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File Description: This folder contains a repaint for the Bleriot XI by Wings42 in the colors of Bleriot XI-2 Britannia. The third Bleriot XI imported into New Zealand, it was a two seater presented by the Imperial Air Fleet committee to the New Zealand government. The committee's aim was to promote the development of aviation in the British empire, and the presentation was intended to stimulate military aviation in New Zealand. The aircraft was a proven one, having been flown 347km non-stop from Dover to Cologne by Gustav Hamel in 4 hours 18 minutes on April 17, 1913. The aircraft was dubbed "Britannia' at a ceremony at Hendon on May 22, and Hamel then took former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward for a short flight. The committee was composed primarily of London businessmen and Sir Joseph was the deputy-Chairman. The aircraft was paid for by public subscription and was valued for insurance purposes at 1400 pounds. The aircraft was disassembled and shipped to New Zealand aboard the Athenic. The aircraft arrived in Wellington on September 29, 1913, where it was discovered that the propeller was not in the shipment. This was soon shipped to New Zealand. In the meantime the aircraft was stored in a purpose built shed at the Buckle street Defence stores. In late 1913 Joseph 'Joe' Hammond had been appointed official Government pilot. Mr Hammond suggested flying the aircraft to Auckland for display at an Exhibition. However the aircraft was railed north and was assembled in Auckland on January 14, 1914. On January 17, 1914 Mr Hammond made his first flight in the aircraft from the Epsom showgrounds. The following day he completed an hour long flight over Auckland at low level. A flight on the 19th with a journalist as passenger was aborted during takeoff when Hammond found he had no rudder control. Repairs were made and the aircraft flown again on January 24th. Another flight with a passenger then took place. Rather than a member of the media or any of the officials present Hammond chose to take Miss Esme McLalland as passenger. Miss McLalland was a member of the touring Royal Pantomime Company which was performing in Auckland, and the choice failed to impress the officials - Joe Hammonds employment as official pilot was terminated. The aircraft remained on static display for the remainder of the Exhibition and was returned to Wellington at the end of April 1914. Without a pilot (there were several Army Officers training in England - 2nd Lt. A. Piper and 2nd Lt. W. Burn) any official role for the aircraft (and officials did not seem to know what to do with it), it was placed in storage at the Mt Cook barracks in Wellington. Soon after, a report by General Hamilton, the Imperial Inspector of Overseas Forces discouraged further aviation development. With the outbreak of war an offer was made to send the aircraft with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. It was shipped back to England, departing on the Arawa on October 16. It was unloaded in London on January 15, 1915 and and went from there to Brooklands where it is believed to have been used as a trainer. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom

Filename:	Bleriot_XI_Britannia.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	8th May 2021, 17:39:55
Downloads:	17
Author:	Jan Kees Blom
Size:	38.51 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
P-47D 334th FS "Miss Plainfield"

File Description:
This folder contains a repaint for the A2A Wings of Power III P-47D Thunderbolt, representing P-47C 42-7945 flown by Lieutenant Spiros 'the Greek' Pisanos of the 334th FS, 4th FG, Finschhafen, New Guinea, 1944. Born in Athens, Greece, in the suburb of Kolonos, on 10 November 1919, Spiros Nicholas "Steve" Pisanos, the son of a subway motorman, came to America in April 1938, as a crew member on a Greek Merchant ship. Arriving in Baltimore, Maryland and unable to speak English, Steve found his way to New York City, where he worked in bakeries and restaurants. As he earned money he started flying lessons at Floyd Bennett Field. In August 1940, he setled i Plainfield, New Jersey, his adopted home town, and continued flying lessons at Westfield Airport. He earned a private pilot's license and, although still a Greek national, in October 1941 he joined the British Royal Air Force sponsored by the Clayton Knight Committee in New York City. Steve began his military flight training at Polaris Flight Academy in Glendale, California. Upon graduation, Pilot Officer Pisanos was transferred to England where he completed RAF Officers Training School at Cosford, England and OTU (Operational Training Unit) at Old Sarum Aerodrome in Salisbury. Pilot Officer Pisanos was posted to the 268 Fighter Squadron at Snailwell Aerodrome in Newmarket flying P-51A's. He later transferred to the 71 Eagle Squadron, one of the three Eagle squadrons in the RAF, comprised of American volunteers flyin Spitfires at Debden RAF Aerodrome. When the USAAF 4th Fighter Group absorbed the American members of the Eagle Squadrons in September and October 1942, Pilot Officer Pisanos was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces. On 3 May 1943, Lt. Pisanos was naturalized as an American citizen in London, England, becoming the first individual in American history to be naturalized outside the Continental United States. Flying his first mission in his P-47 "Miss Plainfield" out of Debden Aerodrome with the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, Lt. Pisanos, "The Flying Greek," scored his first victory on 21 May 1943, when he downed a German FW-190 over Ghent, Belgium. by 1 January 1944 he had become an ace with five confirmed victories. On 5 March 1944, he obtained his 10th victory and while returning from that B-17 escort mission to Limoges and Bordeaux, France, Steve experienced engine failure in his P-51B and crash-landed south of Le Havre. For six months he evaded the Germans and worked with the French Resistance and the American OSS sabotaging the German war machine in occupied France. Lt. Pisanos returned to England on 2 September 1944, following the liberation of Paris. Upon returning to the United States, Captain Pisanos was assigned to the Flight Test Division at Wright Field, Ohio. He attended the USAF Test Pilot School and subsequently served as a test pilot at Wright Field and Muroc Lake, California, testing the YP-80 jet aircraft. During his career in the USAF, Steve graduated from the University of Maryland, attended the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. In December 1973, after a distinguished thirty years of service in the United States Air Force, he retired with the rank of Colonel. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom, based on the paintkit by Martin Catney

Filename:	P47D_334th_FS_Miss_Plainfield.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	14th March 2009, 10:55:44
Downloads:	730
Author:	Jan Kees Blom
Size:	7.17 MB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Utilities
Servinfo Update 5(Nov 01, 2010)

File Description:
Thank you for downloading this 5th update of Servinfo 2.02. This update actualised with logos and data the following Airlines and Air Forces:Air Zimbabwe, Basler Flight Service, Bristow Helicopters, British International Helicopters,RAF Barkston Heath, Braniff International Airways, BQB L�­neas A�©reas, China Northern Airlines,China Southern Airlines, Canadian Western Airlines, Centurion Air Cargo, Air Comores International,Dominicana de Aviaci�³n, DAS Air Cargo, Ecuatoriana De Aviaci�³n, Georgian National Airlines,Caribbean Star Airlines, Ghana International Airlines, Royal Tongan Airlines, Turkish Air Force,Ju-Air, RAF Leuchars, Albanian Airlines, South African Air Force, 32th Squadron RAF,USAF 100th Air Refuelling Wing, RAF(Support Helicopter Force),RAF Scampton, RAF St Athan,RAF Topcliffe Flying Training Unit, Vladivostok Air and RAF Valley Flying Training Unit. The following aircrafts are now identified by Servinfo in all his flights: Antonov An-2,Antonov An-8,Antonov An-12,Antonov An-22,Antonov An-24,Antonov An-26,Antonov An-28,Antonov An-30,Antonov An-32 Sutley/Firekiller,Antonov An-38,Antonov An-70,Antonov An-72,Antonov An-74-100/200, Antonov A124 Ruslan ,Antonov A140,Antonov A148,Antonov A225 Mriya,Antonov An-74-300,Avro Lancaster,Avro Lancastrian,Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress,Boeing B-29 Superfortress,Bristol Blenheim,B�¼cker B�¼ 131 Jungmann,B�¼cker B�¼ 131 Jungmeister,Consolidated B-24 Liberator,Curtiss P-40 Warhawk/Kittyhawk Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon,De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito,Douglas AD Skyraider, Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston/P-70/DB-7,Douglas B-26 Invader,Douglas SBD Dauntless Fairey Swordfish,Grumman F4F Wildcat,Grumman F6F Hellcat,Grumman F7F Tigercat, Grumman F8F Bearcat,Grumman TBF Avenger,Grumman F9F Panther,Grumman S-2/S-2F Tracker,Grumman S-2 Turbo Tracker,Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane, Hawker Fury-Sea Fury,Hawker Hunter,Hawker Hind,Heinkel He-111,Ilyushin A-50,Ilyushin IL-103,Ilyushin IL-114,Ilyushin IL-2M3,Ilyushin IL-4,Ilyushin IL-10,Ilyushin IL-12,Ilyushin IL-14,Ilyushin IL-18/IL-20/IL-22"Coot"/IL-22 Zebra/IL-24,Ilyushin IL-28,Ilyushin IL-38,Ilyushin IL-62,Ilyushin IL-76/IL-78/IL-82/IL-76 Gajaraj Ilyushin IL-86/IL-87,Ilyushin IL-96,Kamov Ka-25 "Hormone",Kamov Ka-27"Helix" Martin B-26B Marauder,Messerschmitt 109,Messerschmitt 262 Schwalbe,MiG-15, MiG-17,MiG-19,MiG-21,MiG-25,MiG-27,MiG-29,MiG-31,Mitsubishi A6M Rei-Sen"Zero", North American F-82 Twin Mustang,Northrop P-61 Black Widow,Vought F4U Corsair, Short S-25 Sandringham,SIAI Marchetti SF.260,Sukhoi Su-7,Sukhoi Su-15,Sukhoi Su-17/Su-20/Su-22,Sukhoi Su-24,Sukhoi Su-25/Su-28/Su-39,Sukhoi Su-26,Sukhoi Su-29,Sukhoi Su-31,Sukhoi Su-38,Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut,Sukhoi Su-80,Sukhoi Superjet 100-95,Tupolev Tu-2,Tupolev Tu-4,Tupolev Tu-14,Tupolev Tu-16,Tupolev Tu-20/95/142,Tupolev Tu-22,Tupolev Tu-22M,Tupolev Tu-114,Tupolev Tu-124, Tupolev Tu-134,Tupolev Tu-144,Tupolev Tu-154,Tupolev Tu-160,Tupolev Tu-204/214/224/234,Tupolev Tu-334 and Vickers Supermarine Spitfire/SeaFire.

Filename:	Servinfo_Update_5Nov_01_2010.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	2nd November 2010, 01:43:39
Downloads:	934
Author:	Daniel Nole
Size:	1.44 MB