Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

The Tom Kohler who made the gy_fdes package is "Gnoopey" here at Sim Outhouse -- he did P-47 and B-29/B-50 models here.
Marc,
The textures in the Tom Kohler package will work on the current C-97 package at CalClassic.