Skins P-51B

[E69_julian57]

UPDATE

https://www.mediafire.com/file/3vi4k5xiik2xitr/P51B_SWEET_HELEN_G4O.dds/file

Edited October 19, 2023 by E69_julian57

[Skywarp]

Customized skin "Skeleton Dancer"

Download link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yYrWxgxDaW9AeXq1nv2IW7QM0Dn-3h1v/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2023 by Skywarp

[Have_Gun_Will_Travel]

8 hours ago, Skywarp said:

Customized skin "Skeleton Dancer"

Download link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yYrWxgxDaW9AeXq1nv2IW7QM0Dn-3h1v/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

Hey @Skywarp is this historical? and those kill markings, is it possible to make them the actually swastika?

 

Lovin the skin thats why I asked. 

[Skywarp]

No, this isn't historical

 

About the swastika, they're on the skin... I only blurred them because of the forum rules.

[=X51=TheLateBird7]

Feral.
A selection of historical P-51B/C skins for IL-2 BoX

 

Template by Raptorattacker, skins by TheLateBird7.
Available on Haluter's Skin Downloader.

 

P-51B "Gracie"/"Josephine" (S/N 43-7094) of 487th / 352nd FG, piloted by Lt. Malcolm Pickering, Bodney, UK, spring 1944.
 

 

 

P-51B (S/N 43-12342) 'factory fresh' at Inglewood CA, USA, 1943.

 

 

 

P-51C "Joedebelle" of 301st FS / 332nd FG, piloted by Capt. Joseph Elsberry, Ramitelli, Italy, summer 1944.

 

 

 

P-51C "Little Jeep" of 75th FS, 23rd FG, piloted by Capt. Forrest F. Parham, Chihkiang, China, late 1944.

 

 

 

P-51B "Texas Fire Fly" (S/N 42-103372) of 362nd FS / 357th FG, piloted by Lt. Aubrey O. Hood, Leiston, UK, late 1944.
 

 

 

P-51B (S/N 43-6769) of 26th FS / 51st FG, piloted by Col. David Lee "Tex" Hill, Kunming, China, late 1944.

 

 

Edited November 20, 2024 by =X51=TheLateBird7

[Mysticpuma]

Well here's my first ever BoX skin, with much help and advice from @Rjel (and using his template). Took a while for the light-bulb moment while trying to understand the Alpha Channel...but then 'ping' and here we have it.

"Sweet Clara" - #90, flown by Flt. Lt. Russell 'Beak' Elliott of the 319th FS/325th FG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/tx26ktviq16t60x/325thFG_319thFS_Sweet_Clara-90-RB_Elliott.dds/file

 

 

Unfortunately the forum software links posts together, so here's two skins for the price of entry

 

 

P-51B-7 skin depicting the Mustang flown by Lt. Albert Louis Young of the 332nd FG, 100th Fighter Squadron, with noseart "Daisy Mae".

The P-51 was originally flown by the 325th Fighter Group with the yellow and black checkerboard on the rudders and was nicknamed "Stonewall".
Then when it was transferred to the

332nd FG, it got a new coat and became the personal machine of Capt. Crockett.

He named it "Daisy Mae", after the popular comic strip.

Capt Crockett (ground crew) with his aircraft:

 

 

 

 

The story of the aircraft.

All three squadrons of the 332nd Group, a total of 48 P-51 Mustangs, took off from the Ramitelli base to provide high-altitude cover for flying fortresses. The meeting with the bombers was planned over the Lake Balaton area of Hungary.

During the flight, three P-51s detached from the group due to technical problems and returned back across the Adriatic Sea to Italy.

After reaching the rendezvous point with the bomb group, the lead bombardier announced a thirty-minute delay. The fighters therefore waited in the area of the lake and then flew into the area of Vienna, where at an altitude of 30 thousand feet, they provided high-altitude cover for the bombers.

The raid took place from 11:40 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. The Mustangs then turned back without encountering any Luftwaffe fighters during the entire flight, however, two Mustangs did not return to base.

One P-51B was hit by flak, the other was this aircraft  named "Daisy Mae" piloted by 2nd/Lt. Albert L. Young.

Yellow flight Leader 1st/Lt Perkins reported seeing his wingman at about 12:05 in a "supine" position with one booster tank that had not released. The plane spun and fell, it appeared that Young was unable to stop the fall. Perkins headed down after him but he was unable to communicate with Lt. Young to assist him. Then Perkins lost of the aircraft and had to head for home.

 

It only became clear later what had become of Lt. Young.

In case of urgent technical problems, the 332nd pilots had been instructed at the pre-flight briefing, to continue the course to the east, to the area that was already occupied by the Red Army. However, at 12:30, Young's Mustang appeared 100 kilometers north, in the area of the village of Blučina. The plane crashed in a field north of Blučina and exploded. Debris was scattered tens of meters away by the explosion. The dead body of Lt. Young was found about one kilometer northeast of the village. The pilot apparently tried to save himself with a parachute, but it did not open.

Lt. Young:

The BoX skin I have created depicts wings that have a lacquer metallic paint spray, applied after the rivets have been smoothed over with putty.
This apparently didn't last long but I did it just for a bit of a challenge. The rivets are nearly invisible and the skin slightly dull but does retain reflectivity. The undercarriage,  ailerons and wing edges are bare metal.

My second ever skin, as always, thanks to Rjel for his tuition on understanding Alpha channels. Also thanks to Tony Argudo for his detailed information on the paintscheme and images.

Cheers, Mysticpuma. 

 

"Daisy Mae"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/5ssmuw2v2he79se/332nd_FG_100th_FS_Daisy_Mae__Pilot_Lt__Albert_Louis_Young_by_Mysticpuma.dds/file

 

Edited January 22 by Mysticpuma