This is a skin pack (textures only) for the Donationware B-17G Late from FighterTown Design Group. You can get it here for a great price!! www.donationware.net Thank you FDG for providing this great plane!! Special thanks go to Jarink, who is a repainter in IL-2/PF. Jarink was kind enough to send me his layered photoshop files of the Noseart that I used for these repaints. I also used his repaints as a guide for my repaints. This skin pack of 4 textures represents B-17G Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.The B-17G started seeing action with the 385th in November, 1943 and continued until the end of the war. The Checkerboard group markings on the tail were adopted in February, 1945. "Ruby's Raiders" was named after Cpl Ruby Newell, a WAAC serving in the UK. She was the winner of a WAAC beauty contest and her likeness was painted on the plane by Cpl Ploss of the 385th. Assigned to the 550th Squadron. This aircraft returned to the USA. "Big Gas Bird" crashed in Germany 1944-09-12 "Ole Doodle Bug" assigned to the 551st Squadron. This aircraft returned to the USA. "Honky Tonk Sal" assigned to the 548th squadron. This aircraft was in service from 1943-11-19 to 1944-03-15, which then she was salvaged.
By RobH
By RobH
