IL2 Series Aircraft Skins

Spitfire MkVb of RAF 350 (Belgian) Sqn
Package includes 2 historical skins: MN-A (s/n EP699) and MN-E (s/n BL696).

Spitfire MkXIc of RAF 322 (Dutch) Sqn (s/n BM515)
This aircraft, flown by Flt Lt Jan Plesman, was named “Prinses Beatrix” after the Dutch princess.

Hurricane II B of RAF 274 Sqn (s/n HL795)
Oct 1941 - May 1942
This Hurricane II B shows the blue lightning flash painted through the fuselage roundel that was distinctive of 274 Squadron.

Hurricane I of RAF 274 Sqn (s/n Z4312)
Late 1940
This aircraft is based on a picture in the book 'Hurricanes over Tobruk' by Brian Cull and Don Minterne. The picture shows a rare view of the NH codes which soon gave way to a painted lightning flash through the fuselage roundel. The aircraft does not carry the individual code letter. The serial number is illegible, but Z4312 was a Hurricane that served with 274 Sqn at the time.

Hurricane I of RAF 274 Sqn (s/n P2643)
Aug 1940 - Oct 1940
This aircraft depicts Sqn Ldr P.H. Dunn's personal aircraft. Note the squadron leader's pennant under the cockpit.

Hurricane I of RAF 274 Sqn (s/n P2544)
Aug 1940 - Oct 1940
One of the first Hurricanes delivered to 274 Sqn, P2544 served with the squadron until Spring 1941 when it was sent to No.71 OTU. It was severely damaged on 6th June 1941 after a forced landing at Ismailia. The aircraft was then used as an instructional airframe until struck off charge. One of the pilots who flew on this aircraft with 274 Sqn was Flt Lt A.A.P. Weller, DFC.

Yak 9 of The Free French Normandie-Nieman unit which saw action on the Eastern Front fighting alongside the VVS.

BF109 G-5 W.Nr.27119 "Yellow 11" Gerhard Kroll 9./JG 54. 1944. Theres two different versions of this aircraft , Weathered & Unweathered each version has Marked, No Insignias ,Unmarked, six skins in total.....The Excellent Template is by Jesters-ink (many thanks)........Bright finished..........Buglord :)

Skin Pack of Boston MkIII's (A20C) flown by No88 Sqn RAF as part of Operation Starkey.
The aircraft were standard RAF/USAAF colours (Dark RAF Green in this case) with black and white bars extending from roughly the centre of the wing to its tips.
The white nose weas added to twin engined aircraft ony to aid identification.
 
Six skins included, RH-E/F/R/S, one with RAF Rounds and one with RAF tail bars only.
 
Thx go again to Imme, Monguse and Starchilde for the templates that I have mixed and matched.
Thx also to mdatelmi for info on 'Starkey' aircraft.
 
More reading here http://www.combinedops.com/Operation%20Starkey.htm

Full History of each plane included in the read me files in the download.
 
 
Spitfire TD248
 
This skin is for the above mentioned aircraft and though we don't have a MKXVI Spitfire in the game the real plane closely resembles the MKIX that we do have access to so this is what I chose to use.
I finished this a while ago and something about it was really annoying to me - the real plane has a bubble canopy (which we don't have access to in the game) so after a week or so I decided to see if I could make the skin "look" like it has a bubble canopy - it turned out reasonably well so I'm now happy to share it.
 
This skin has been built to be used for the Mk.IX varients - it should fit them all except for the clipped wings as the lower wing roundels will get cut in half if you use it on them.
Sub note: this skin may also fit the MKVb varients (not Vc) with little difference so you may as well try it in those folders as well.
 
This skin was built using Fly By Shooters awesome MKVb template which I have adapted to fit the MKIX and added a few bits and bobs of my own.
 
 
Spitfire RN201
 
This skin is for the above mentioned aircraft and though we don't have a MKXIVe Spitfire in the game the real plane closely resembles the MKVIII (CW version) that we do have access to so this is what I chose to use. The only real difference in how it looks physically is that the real plane has a 5 bladed prop whereas we only have the use of 4 and also the real plane (having a Griffon engine) has distinctive raised elongated bulges just above the overhead valves which I have tried to fake onto the actual skin.
 
Stick this in your "SpitfireMkVIIICLP" skin folder and you are ready to go - note that it will more than likely fit the standard MKVIII as well so you may as well put it in that folder too. No Markings version included.
 
Template created by "Fly By Shooter" with elements from "Jesters Ink" and Myself.
 
 
 
Note to any skinners that have ever skinned a MK.IX - think for a second how much frustration I went through to get that red line along the fuselage of the TD248 skin lol.