New French P-47 repaints by Fde_Bressy!

[fde_bressy]

I had 3 rainy days during my summer holidays, During which I found interrestin French textures for P-47 on Virtual Corsicaria, a French site dedicated to Aviation and Corsica.

Those various textures were mainly for payware models, and I decided to transfer them onto a freeware model, i.e. Christoph Malinowski's nice Thunderbolts. I then found other models on Wings Palette,and the game ended with 19 new textures, 16 personnal repaints and 3 conversions of repaints by J.M. MANGIAVACCA for Tom Kohler's FS2004 Republic P47....

6 Razorbacks, mainly P-47D-22-RE

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7 bubble canopy models, from P-47D-25-RE to P-47D-28-RA

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[fde_bressy]

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and 6 P-47D-30 with dorsal fin

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French air force used many hundreds of P-47's during WWII, originally based in Corsica along with the USAAF ( watch carefully William Wyler's "Thunderbolt"..) and then during the whole air campaign against Germany in straffing and ground unit support.

If any of you is interested, I'll upload them in 3 batches during next week-end.

François

[kelticheart]

Bonjour François!

Very nice collection of Free French Air Force repaints!

Do upload them please, they "fera du bien" (from the little French language that I learnt this summer while visiting l'Ile du Guadeloupe and the Cote d'Azur, please forgive the faulty spelling! :redf:) to our CFS2 WWII virtual museum.

They also remind me of the beautiful P-47D bubbletop I saw at the Le Bourget Musee de L'Air three years ago.

Mercì beaucoup!
KH :ernae:

[Rami]

Good morning,

I think many of us (including myself) are VERY interested. Thank you, and upload away! :ernae:

[bearcat241]

French air force used many hundreds of P-47's during WWII, originally based in Corsica along with the USAAF...and then during the whole air campaign against Germany in straffing and ground unit support.

...which makes these beauties missing essentials to our Euro-Med ops. Due to logistical considerations, it seems that the FFAF flew more P-47's than P-51's in the latter years of the war. I think they even preferred the beasty Jug over the sexy Stang. ;)

Standing by for the upload...and thank you. :salute:

[fde_bressy]

For what concerns US aircrafts, French pilots only flew P-40 as real fighters.

They were allowed P-47 and P-39 for close support and bombing missions, and the only P-51's and P-38's the French flew were recco versions.

It is estimated that around 450 P-47 were used by the French Air Force

In a second time, P-47's were used for straffing also during war in Algeria between 1954 and 1962.

[fde_bressy]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/soh_ftp/uploads/imageuploads/888413791650812616.jpg
A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Skins - Other

Description: 6 repaints for various versions of Republic P-47 Razorback
These repaints are made for Christoph Malinowski's P-47D-22, which can be found on Simviation.
Details on repaints
Republic P-47D-16-RE
Serial: 36 (42-75957) Unit: Groupe de Chasse I/2 Cigognes
AAF-Republic P-47D-22-RE
Serial: 70 (42-25828) Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC II/3 "Dauphiné", Alto, Corsica, August 1944
Serial: 38 (42-25830) Unit: GC 2/5 "Lafayette", Folelli, Corsica, June 1944
Serial: 74 (42-26023) Unit: GC III/3 "Ardennes"
Serial: 63 (42-26157) Unit: 4 Escadrille, GC II/3 "Dauphiné" Circa 1944.
Serial: 65 (42-26166)Unit: Groupe de Chasse 2/3 Dauphiné-2°escadrille, August 1944, Alto, Corsica. Repaint by J.M. MANGIAVACCA adapted for CFS2.
I also attached modified DP and aircraft files.
François de Bressy

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit French textures for Republic P-47 Razorback.zip (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?linkid=17446&catid=61)
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

[fde_bressy]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/soh_ftp/uploads/imageuploads/656113791653623749.jpg
A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Skins - Other

Description: 7 repaints for various versions of Republic P-47 Bubble Canopy
These repaints are made for Christoph Malinowski's P-47D-25, which can be found on Simviation.
Details on repaints
Republic P-47D-25-RE
Serial: 80 (42-26520) Unit: GC I/3 April 1945. With the SPA95 insignia.
Republic P-47D-26-RA
Serial: 70 (42-28305) Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC I/4 "Navarre" Pilot - Gerard de Pins, La Reghaia, Algeria, July 1944.
Republic P-47D-27-RE
Serial: C9-I (42-26871) Unit: GC I/5 "Champagne", Luxeuil, May 1945.
Serial: 23 (42-27295) Unit: GC II/5 "La Fayette", Colmar, 1945.
Republic P-47D-28-RE
Serial: 91 (44-19691) Unit: GC III/3 "Ardennes", 1st French Air Corps, 1st TAF", February 1945.
Serial: 32 (44-19698) Unit: Groupe de Chasse I/2 Cigognes, 1944. Repaint by J.M. MANGIAVACCA adapted for CFS2.
Serial: A (44-20037) Unit: GC I/4 "Navarre" Pilot: CO of GC I/4 Cne Philippe Maurin. Istres-Le Vallon, September, 1944.
I also attached modified DP and aircraft files.
François de Bressy

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit French textures for Republic P-47 Bubble Canopy.zip (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?linkid=17447&catid=61)
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

[fde_bressy]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/soh_ftp/uploads/imageuploads/623913791656557003.jpg
A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Skins - Other

Description: 6 repaints for various versions of Republic P-47D-30
These repaints are made for Christoph Malinowski's P-47D-30, which can be found on Simviation.
Details on repaints
Republic P-47D-30-RA
Serial: 9V/L (44-33397) Unit: Groupe de Chasse II/5 Lafayette, Corsica 1944
Republic P-47D-30-RE
Serial: B/61 (44-20367) Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC 3/6 "Roussilon", Le Vallon, October 1944
Serial: Z(44-20682) Unit: CG I/4 Navarre Pilot: Capitaine de Pins, Strasbourg, May '45
Serial: 9V/Q (44-20925) Unit: Groupe de Chasse II/5 Lafayette, April 1944
Serial: B/71 (44-2937) Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC 3/6 "Roussilon" Le Vallon, Februar 1945
Serial: 92 (44-20945) Unit: Groupe de Chasse GC I/4 Navarre. Repaint by J.M. MANGIAVACCA adapted for CFS2.
I also attached modified DP and aircraft files.
François de Bressy

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit French textures for Republic P-47 D-30.zip (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?linkid=17448&catid=61)
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

[Rami]

Fde_Bressy,

Outstanding work, thank you so much! :ernae:

[gaucho_59]

Fde_Bressy,

Outstanding work, thank you so much! :ernae:

I thought I'd do a little something with these textures...
and also changed the gunsight on the panel... that square one JUST does not
look right for a P-47....