A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category FS 2004 Civilian propeller skins
Description: KLM West Indies Division, based at Willemstad-Hato, Curaçao (north of Venezuela), operated Lockheed 14 Super Electras from 16 May 1938 on to Colombia (Barranquilla). Services followed to Port of Spain, Trinidad, Barbados, Surinam (Paramaribo), Venezuela (Ciudad Bolivar), Jamaica (Kingston) and, on contract work, to the USA (Miami). For a short while the Super Electras were joined by Douglas DC-5's but soon these aircraft moved to the Netherlands East Indies to serve with KNILM.
Throughout World War Two KLM operated in the Caribbean and South America, with two brand new Lockheed C-60A Lodestars added to its fleet when scheduled services to Miami began on 17 August 1943.
On 30 July 1945 Douglas C-53's followed by C-47's began to replace the Lockheed Super Electras and Lodestars.
On 1 August 1948 the Lodestars PJ-AKA and PJ-AKB were written from use at Willemstad-Hato. Exactly one year later they were disposed off into the Caribbean Sea. In those days "pollution" and "environmental protection" were almost certainly non-existant expressions.
The repaints have been made for the FS2004 Lockheed L-18 Lodestar by Milton Shupe & Team, available at Sim-Outhouse.com (see http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...er-quot/page70 and (for new 2D panel) http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...nder-quot/page 75). They feature both KLM Lodestars PJ-AKA and PJ-AKB.
Repaints, based on Rachael Whiteford's fabulous SOH Lodestar paintkit, by Maarten Brouwer.
To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit KLM West Indies Lockheed C-60A Lodestar.zip
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