General Motors FM-2 Wildcat VC-82 on USS Anzio (CVE-57) off Okinawa April 1945. In 1942, automobile manufacturer General Motors converted several of its east coast factories to aircraft production under the name Eastern Aircraft Division. Eastern received contracts to build F4F-4 Wildcat fighters and TBF-1 'Avenger' torpedo planes, allowing Grumman to gradually reconcentrate its energies on the new, urgently-needed F6F 'Hellcat' fighter. The GM F4F-4s, redesignated FM-1s, had only four .50 caliber machine guns, but were otherwise little changed from the original model. Well over a thousand FM-1 fighters were delivered in 1942-43, including some three hundred for the British Royal Navy. Meanwhile, Grumman had prototyped a new Wildcat under the designation XF4F-8, which was to be produced by Eastern Aircraft as the FM-2. With lightened structure and a more powerful Wright R-1820 radial engine, the FM-2 was notably quicker, faster climbing, longer ranged and more maneuverable than its predecessor. To help control the increased power, the new plane had a distinctive, taller vertical tail. All-in-all, it was a great improvement, and more than four thousand FM-2s were built in 1943-45. Of those, over three hundred went to the British. Credits Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tanks, bomb racks, rockets, VC, paint textures, aircraft flight files, and .dp Shessi: Pilot figure Morton: 2D F4F instrument panel modified to an FM-2 version Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture Microsoft: Gauges and .air file AliCat: Oxygen meter gauge

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat VC-36 on USS Core (CVE-66) in the Atlantic, 1944. This composite squadron was credited with sinking 6 German U-boats. In 1942, automobile manufacturer General Motors converted several of its east coast factories to aircraft production under the name Eastern Aircraft Division. Eastern received contracts to build F4F-4 Wildcat fighters and TBF-1 'Avenger' torpedo planes, allowing Grumman to gradually reconcentrate its energies on the new, urgently-needed F6F 'Hellcat' fighter. The GM F4F-4s, redesignated FM-1s, had only four .50 caliber machine guns, but were otherwise little changed from the original model. Well over a thousand FM-1 fighters were delivered in 1942-43, including some three hundred for the British Royal Navy. Meanwhile, Grumman had prototyped a new Wildcat under the designation XF4F-8, which was to be produced by Eastern Aircraft as the FM-2. With lightened structure and a more powerful Wright R-1820 radial engine, the FM-2 was notably quicker, faster climbing, longer ranged and more maneuverable than its predecessor. To help control the increased power, the new plane had a distinctive, taller vertical tail. All-in-all, it was a great improvement, and more than four thousand FM-2s were built in 1943-45. Of those, over three hundred went to the British. Credits Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tanks, bomb racks, rockets, VC, paint textures, aircraft flight files, and .dp Shessi: Pilot figure Morton: 2D F4F instrument panel modified to an FM-2 version Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture Microsoft: Gauges and .air file AliCat: Oxygen meter gauge

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 on USS White Plains (CVE-66) 1944 In 1942, automobile manufacturer General Motors converted several of its east coast factories to aircraft production under the name Eastern Aircraft Division. Eastern received contracts to build F4F-4 Wildcat fighters and TBF-1 'Avenger' torpedo planes, allowing Grumman to gradually reconcentrate its energies on the new, urgently-needed F6F 'Hellcat' fighter. The GM F4F-4s, redesignated FM-1s, had only four .50 caliber machine guns, but were otherwise little changed from the original model. Well over a thousand FM-1 fighters were delivered in 1942-43, including some three hundred for the British Royal Navy. Meanwhile, Grumman had prototyped a new Wildcat under the designation XF4F-8, which was to be produced by Eastern Aircraft as the FM-2. With lightened structure and a more powerful Wright R-1820 radial engine, the FM-2 was notably quicker, faster climbing, longer ranged and more maneuverable than its predecessor. To help control the increased power, the new plane had a distinctive, taller vertical tail. All-in-all, it was a great improvement, and more than four thousand FM-2s were built in 1943-45. Of those, over three hundred went to the British. Credits Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tanks, bomb racks, rockets, VC, paint textures, aircraft flight files, and .dp Shessi: Pilot figure Morton: 2D F4F instrument panel modified to an FM-2 version Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture Microsoft: Gauges and .air file AliCat: Oxygen meter gauge

Updates for the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. Model by Jens B. Kristensen, and converted to FSX native by LLS, which will be required. Has a re-textured cockpit with new, custom gauge pack. Details and instructions can be found in the supplied readme file. Enjoy! -Bob

Some updates for Jens B. Kristensen's Douglas C-74 Globemaster. With FSX native conversion by LLS, of which will be required first. Cockpit has been re-textured, along with a new custom gauge set for a new look. Details and instructions included in the supplied readme file. Enjoy! -Bob

Situated very near the Canadian border, this airport in Maine played a major role in ferrying US aircraft to the United Kingdom during the Second World War, in conjunction with, among others, Montreal (CYUL), Goose Bay (CYYR), Gander (CYQX) in Newfoundland and Bluie West One (BGBW) in southern Greenland. Ernest K Gann operated from it in 1942 and it therefore features in his classic 'Fate is the Hunter'. with an ADE based on a chart of 1956 and custom buildings this scenery attempts to recreate this historic airfield.

MSN 1267 was built in 2011 and delivered to China Eastern in December 2011. Painted in this Skyteam special colour scheme, it remains in service with them. Painted on to Tom Ruth’s A330-200 model, this repaint shows B-6538 as seen in service with China Eastern Airlines.

High Quality Repaint Pack for the TDS 787 family including airlines like Qatar, Saudia, KLM, EVA, Emirates etc. No credits included so let's assume these are by various texture creators.

High Quality Repaint Pack for the TDS A350 Family including Airlines like Qatar, Cathay, Lufthansa, KLM, Swiss etc. No credits included so let's assume these are by various texture creators.

Mitsubishi Ki-21 IIb Further revisions of defensive armament were made, the Ki-21-IIb replacing the dorsal gun position by a manually operated gun turret containing one 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine-gun. The Ki-21-IIb was used during the series of Japanese bombing raids on Calcutta in December 1943, where it suffered heavy losses. During the Lae campaign, the IJAAF experimented with the use of the Ki-21 as a PT boat hunter, in an attempt to protect their barge traffic from Rabaul to New Guinea, which proved unsuccessful. With better equiped Allied aircraft, the Ki-21 suffered increasingly heavy losses and due to the lack of a suitable replacement meant that the Ki-21 remained in front line service in large numbers until well into 1944. With the arrival of the Mitsubishi Ki-67 'Hiryu', the Ki-21 was quickly withdrawn from front line operations, as the Ki-67 was a better replacement aircraft. Towards the end of the war, remaining Ki-21s were used by Giretsu Special Forces in strikes against American forces in Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands. One of the noted operations was an attack on the Allied-held Yontan airfield and Kadena airfield on the night of 24 May 1945. In spite of its shortcomings, the Ki-21 remained in service until the end of the war, being utilized as transport (along with the civil transport version MC-21), bomber crew and paratrooper trainer, for liaison and communications, special commando and secret missions, and kamikaze operations. Production of the Ki-21 ended in September 1944. Credits Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, VC, paint textures, aircraft flight files, and .dp Wolfi: Crew figures and special thanks for guidance on what the cockpit looked like, based on his Ki-57 Topsy model. Allen: Japanese bombs (included in zip file) Gauges by: Robert L. Clark, FDG2 and Microsoft