This folder contains a repaint for the Aerosoft PBY Catalina for FSX, representing Y-45 of the Royal Dutch Naval Air Force (MLD). On 21 february 1942, Y-45 rescued 27 people from a life boat of the SS "Sloet van Beele". The rescued sailors told that was another life boat containing 80 people, so after dropping off its first load, the Y-45, flown by Mans Dorre, took off again. After searching for hours, the life boat was found, containing 79 sailors. All were stowed on board the PBY, and returned to safety, although some of them later died of exhaustion. In all, 230 people were saved that day, from the "sloet van Beele" and the destryer "van Nes". The Y-45 later escaped to Australia, where it served for most of the war, after which it was scrapped. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom, based on the repaint kit by Aerosoft. INSTALLATION 1. Unzip to a temporary location. 2. Copy the "texture.ZK-AMP" folder in this download to your "Aerosoft_PBY-5_Mil" directory within FSX 3. Copy and paste the following text into the aircraft.cfg file inside the "Aerosoft_PBY-5A_Mil" directory (replacing the X with the next number in line after your last existing paint scheme - if the last paint scheme already on the list is fltsim.6, this should be fltsim.7) [fltsim.x] title =PBY-5_Military_Y-45 sim = PBY5_MIL model =Vingtor panel = sound = texture =Y-45 panel_alias = sound_alias = kb_checklists =cat_check kb_reference =cat_ref atc_id =Y-45 atc_id_color = atc_parking_types =RAMP atc_parking_code = atc_airline= atc_flight_number= atc_type =Consolidated atc_model =None ui_manufacturer ="Consolidated" ui_type ="Catalina" ui_variation ="PBY-5 MLD Y-45" ui_typerole="Twin Engine Prop" ui_createdby="Aerosoft" description ="The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.\n\n It served with all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and with air forces and navies of many other countries.\n\n It is also known as the OA-10 (U.S. Air Force) and Cansos (Canadian build models). \n\n" visual_damage = 0 4. Have fun flying! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TThe blanks used for this repaint were supplied by Aerosoft. LEGAL STUFF This repaint is released as FREEWARE. You may use and modify it in any way you wish, but you may NOT use it in any kind of money-making endeavor, and you may NOT publicly distribute any copies of it, whether modified or not, without my permission. I plan to post this repaint at OZx and Sim-outhouse. If you find it anywhere else, you can be sure it was posted there without my permission. Jan Kees Blom CONTACT Questions and/or comments about this repaint are always welcome via e-mail at jcblom@ipact.nl 27 june 2009