Modern Era (4Gen+) Aircraft Skins

After finding a good resource I was able to skin this aircraft
 
Able to be used in SF1 as well as the drop tank texture is not required. Simply drop in the FA-18E folder and go fly.
 
Eric Johnson 2011.

This is the VFA-106 scheme as part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation shown at NAS Oceana in late 2010
 
Can be sued in either SF1 or SF2
 
Eric Johnson 2010
 
Drop in the aircraft folder and go fly.

F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-115 Eagles (HD) for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the ALL-IN-ONE VFA-115 HD livery for the excellent
F/A-18E Super Hornet by EricJ.
 
A BIG thanks to EricJ, FC, and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
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Updates(15FEB2011)
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-Updated Markings.
 
 
Installation
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Simply unzip into your SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

An actual scheme done by VAQ-129 this is for the celebration of 100 years of Naval Aviation
 
Drop in the aircraft folder and go fly.
 
Eric Johnson
2011

Based off a real airplane this represents an Iranian camoed Aggressor NSAWC Tomcat
 
Drop in the F-14A folder and go fly.
 
ONLY for the Mirage Factory F-14A

This skin represents the CAG bird until the squadron's disestablishment in 1995.
 
For the Mirage Factory F-14A/B ONLY
 
Updated with the TF30 skin update by Ceaser.

F-14A_82 VF-32 Swordsmen Skin by Dave
 
 
On the morning of January 4, 1989, the Kennedy battle group was operating some 130 km north of Libya, with a group of A-6 Intruders on exercise south of Crete, escorted by two pairs of F-14As from VF-14 and VF-32, and as well as an E-2C from VAW-126. Later that morning the southernmost Combat Air Patrol station was taken by two F-14s from VF-32, AC207 (CDR Joseph Bernard Connelly/CDR Leo F. Enwright 159610 AC207) and AC202 (LT Hermon C. Cook III/LCDR Steven Patrick Collins 159437 AC202). The officers had been specially briefed for this mission due to the high tensions regarding the Carrier Group's presence; the pilots were advised to expect some kind of hostilities.
 
At 11:50 hrs, after some time on patrol, the E-2 informed the F-14 crews that four Libyan MiG-23s had taken off from Al Bumbaw airfield, near Tobruk. The F-14s turned towards the first two MiG-23s some 50 km ahead of the rear pair and acquired them with radars. At the time the Floggers were 72 nautical miles (133 km) away at 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and heading directly towards the Tomcats and carrier. The F-14s turned away from the head-on approach to indicate that they didn't want to engage. The Floggers changed course to intercept at a closing speed of about 870 knots (1,000 mph, 1600 km/h). The F-14s descended to 3,000 ft (910 m) to give them a clear radar picture of the Floggers against the sky and leave the Floggers with sea clutter to contend with. Four more times the F-14s repeated this maneuver, still tracking the Libyans. At 11:59 the Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) of the lead Tomcat ordered the arming of the AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles it was carrying. The E-2C had given the F-14 crews authority to fire if threatened; the F-14 crews did not have to wait until after the Libyans opened fire.
 
At almost 12:01 the lead Tomcat RIO said that "Bogeys have jinked back at me again for the fifth time. They're on my nose now, inside of 20 miles", followed shortly by "Master arm on" as he ordered arming of the weapons. At a range of 14 nmi (26 km) the RIO of the lead F-14A fired the first AIM-7M Sparrow; he surprised his pilot, who did not expect to see a missile accelerate away from his Tomcat. The RIO reported "Fox 1. Fox 1." The Sparrow failed to track because of a wrong switch-setting. At 10 nmi (19 km), he launched a second Sparrow missile, but it also failed to track its target.
 
The Floggers accelerated and continued to approach. At 6 nmi (11 km) range the Tomcats split and the Floggers followed the wingman while the lead Tomcat circled to get a tail angle on them. The wingman engaged with a Sparrow and downed one of the Libyan aircraft. One of the US pilots broadcast "Good kill! Good kill!" The lead Tomcat closed on the final Flogger from the rear quadrant and at 1.5 nmi (2.8 km) the pilot fired a Sidewinder, which hit its target. One crewman broadcast "Good kill!" and "Let's get out of here." The Libyan pilots were seen to successfully eject and parachute into the sea, but the Libyan Air Force was unable to recover them. The Tomcats then proceeded north to return to the carrier.
 
 
 
 
Templates and base skins by Column5 and EricJ.
 
For use with The Mirage Factory F-14A_82 for SF2.
 
To install:
 
Drop the "Objects" folder into any SF2 install:
 
C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
 
Let it overwrite the aircraft and decals folder names. The go fly.
 
JimmyB thanks for the assist!
 
Update 22 Jan 11
TF-30 and Glove vane updates by Caesar. Thank you sir.
 
Enjoy
Dave aka USAFMTL

F-14A_82 VF-111 Skin Package by Dave
 
Templates and base skins by Column5 and EricJ.
 
Thanks Eric for the Sundowners hook up.
 
For use with The Mirage Factory F-14A_82 for SF2.
 
To install:
 
Drop the "Objects" folder into any SF2 install:
 
C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
 
Let it overwrite the aircraft and decals folder names. The go fly.
 
Update 22 Jan 11
TF-30 and Glove vane updates by Caesar. Thank you sir.
 
Enjoy
Dave aka USAFMTL

This is a modified F-14A-005.bmp file for the excellent VF-32 and VF-41 MiG Killers skins for the new TMF F-14A and F-14A(82). The original skins appear to have been based off of the F-14B templates, and have the General Electric F-110 "Turkey Feathers"/engines that don't match up to the TF-30 nozzles. Just drop the new F-14A-005 skin file into the VF32-89 and VF41 skin files to replace the initial F-14A-005.bmp and go flying!
 
Anytime, Baby!

This is an update of the F-15CJ_Kai Decals.
 
For those who have not already done so on their own, or for those who would like to see the proper decal placement?
 
The following files will "CORRECT" the errors that I described on the initial upload of the F-15CJ_Kai's decals.
 
This is NOT a set of new decals.
 
Place the appropriate files into the respective folder.
 
Please use copy and paste procedure for "each" of the folders content.
 
Again, let me know if there is any issues. There is always a chance that during the replacement process... something was miss or miss-place.
 
 
 
Cheers!
 
10 Jan. 2011
 
Ace888

This scheme represents the embarked scheme (from Vampyre's photos anyways) of VF-31 Tomcatters CO bird in 2006.
 
Needless to say this will ONLY work on the Mirage Factory F-14B
 
Thanks to Dave for additional assistance.
 
Eric Johnson
2010
http://562.50megs.com/
http://www.facebook.com/EricJ56

This represents the CAG Bird in 2006 when VF-31 returned back to the states before transitioning to the Super Hornet.
 
This is an old redo from the old Tomcat to the new Mirage Factory F-14B. NOTE Due to the mapping that this cannot be used on the older
Tomcat models. IF you are looking for that check the skin downloads section as it's still there.
 
With thanks to Vampyre for his reference photos. Templates are from The Mirage Factory and due to mapping constraints I tried to get it as clean as possible, sorry for any errors.
 
Eric Johnson
http://562.50megs.com
2010

T-45 Goshawk Naval Aviation Centennial Set for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the Naval Aviation Centennial livery set for the
T-45 Goshawk by Pappy.
 
A BIG thanks to Pappy and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
Installation
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Install the SF1 T-45, using the SF2 method described in the
SF2 knowledge base.
 
Simply unzip the skin into your SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

Original text by David F. Brown:
 
Don't know if the Swordsmen have finalized a 100th Anniversary of US Naval Aviation paint scheme. I've attached a scheme designed by Author/Historian David F. Brown and Aviation Artist/Illustrator Geoff Martin.
Hopefully, at least to the Swordsmen, this scheme will need no explanation. But for those who are not familiar with VF-32 operations during the Koren War, this scheme is a mix of markings worn by F4U-4 Corsairs
flown by Ens Jesse Leroy Brown, the Navy's first black Naval Aviator and Lt(jg) Thomas Hudner. Lt Hudner was awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor when he attempted to rescue Ens Brown after he was shot down
over North Korea. Unfortunately, Lt Brown died from injuries sustained in his forced landing. I cannot think of a more fitting tribute to these former Swordsmen.
 
This scheme was found on the VFA-32 Swordsman Facebook page, and after getting halfway through with it, I found out it wasn't accepted. However, I thought it was pretty cool so I finished it, with the knowledge of
David F. Brown. All original work is form him and Geoff Martin from Afterburner Decals, though none were used.
 
Eric JOhnson
 
flanker56@hotmail.com
http://562.50megs.com
2010
 
Due to the specialised tanks, it is only designed for Strike Fighters 2 only.
 
Drop in the FA-18F directory and fly.

Israeli Vipers Pt.3: No. 117 First Jet Squadron (1982, Operation Peace for Galilee)
 
This skin pack is for Thirdwire's stock F-16A Netz and depicts all F-16A of No. 117 First Jet Squadron before and during the Lebanon war in 1982, most of them adorned with individual names.
 
Original skins - Thirdwire
Repaints - wilco
Decals and inis - wilco
Testing - Team Flying Dragon
 
Enjoy!
 
Team Flying Dragon (alex70b, ekek, guyran, Stick, wilco)
 
Released under the CombatAce Fair-Use License.
If you have any problems or comments, contact us at CombatAce.

FA-18E Super Hornet VFA-81 Sunliners for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the ALL-IN-ONE VFA-81 livery for the excellent
F/A-18F Super Hornet by EricJ.
 
A BIG thanks to EricJ, FC, and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
Installation
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Simply unzip into the SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

FA-18F Super Hornet VFA-22 Redcocks for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the ALL-IN-ONE VFA-22 livery for the excellent
F/A-18F Super Hornet by EricJ.
 
A BIG thanks to EricJ, FC, and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
Installation
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Simply unzip into the SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

FA-18A Hornet VFA-113 Stingers for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the ALL-IN-ONE VFA-113 livery for the excellent
FA-18A Hornet By The Mirage Factory.
 
A BIG thanks to TMF and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
Installation
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Simply unzip into the SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

FA-18A Hornet VFA-25 Fist of The Fleet for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the ALL-IN-ONE VFA-25 livery for the excellent
FA-18A Hornet By The Mirage Factory.
 
A BIG thanks to TMF and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
Installation
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Simply unzip into the SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

Just a simple repaint of FastCargo's F-15B_85 (available here: http://combatace.com/files/file/10443-f-15-super-pack-version-231/) to represent the first
 
operational aircraft delivered to the 555th TFTS at Luke AFB on 14th november 1974.
 
 
 
Just extract and move to your aircraft folder.
 
 
 
Have fun!
amariani
 
 

Set of skins done with Klavs81's templates.
Tested on Wings Over Europe (unmerged).
 
The USMC's answer to the F-117A...good old VMFA-513 Flying Nightmares!
 
Includes the following:
- Set of skins.
 
What you'll need:
- F-35A/B/C Lightning II V 2.5 for SF2 by FastCargo - (http://combatace.com...i-v-25-for-sf2/).
 
To install just drop the skin folder into the aircraft folder and decals folder into...well you know by now where.
 
Have fun!
 
Put together by amariani.
 
 

Fictional skin for Bobrock's Tornado F.3:
 
57FWW 422TES at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
 
Just copy folder into aircraft folder. Uses stock decals. Tested on SF2:Wings Over Europe.
 
 

EA-18G Growler VAQ-141 Shadowhawks for SF2/V/E/I
 
By SidDogg
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This is the ALL-IN-ONE VAQ-141 HD livery for the excellent
EA-18G Growler by EricJ.
 
A BIG thanks to EricJ, FC, and all involved for this aircraft,
as well as the skin template used to make this skin.
 
Installation
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Simply unzip into the SF2 Series Mod directory
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
SidDogg

2010 July 17
 
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Kuwait Air Force 9th & 25th Squadron Skins for Mirage Factory version F/A-18C.
 
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History:
 
After the Gulf War, the KAF underwent a reorganisation and both the Douglas
A-4 Skyhawks and the Dassault Mirage F1s were soon phased out in favour of
the McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet. 32 F/A-18Cs and eight F/A-18D Hornets are
flying with 9sq and 25sq from Ahmed al Jaber Airbase and Ali Al Salem Airbase
respectively.
 
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Used Template by Jerink for Column5.
Scheme by Me.
 
Install:
 
Drop the Skin Folders into the FA-18C Aircraft Folder. For Strike Fighters 2
Series drop the Decals into Mods Directory Decals Folder.
 
 
Add this to to the bottom your SquadronList.ini if you want them to show up
properly in the Loadout Menu.
 
[squadronxxx]
Name=KAF9FS
DisplayName=Kuwait "9th Fighter Squadron"
Nation=Kuwait
 
[squadronxxx] <----------------Change these to the respective sequence.
Name=KAF25FS
DisplayName=Kuwait "25th Fighter Squadron"
Nation=Kuwait
 
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Have Fun!
 
spectre8750@gmail.com

This skin pack is for Thirdwire's stock F-16A Netz and depicts the F-16A given to Israel under the Peace Marble I (FMS) program.
Included are all but one aircraft (299 was given to MANAT, the IAF Flight Test Center/No. 601 Squadron) that served in the three initial squadrons before the Lebanon war.
 
No. 110 Knights of the North Squadron - 1980-1982
No. 117 First Jet Squadron - 1980-1982
No. 253 The Negev Squadron - 1981-1982
 
CREDITS:
Original skins - Thirdwire
Repaints - wilco
Decals and inis - wilco
Testing - guyran
 
Enjoy!
 
Team Flying Dragon (alex70b, ekek, guyran, Stick, wilco)
 
Released under the CombatAce Fair-Use License.
If you have any problems or comments, contact us at CombatAce.