HiRes P51B-5-NA Mustang "Nooky Booky" s/n 43-6634
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History of "Nooky Booky" and it's pilot Capt. Leonard'Kit'Carson:

P51B-5-NA "G4-C" of the 357nd. Fighter Group, Leiston AAF Station 373, England (Circa: May 1944)
This Mustang was the first of four flown by Leonard 'Kit' Carson. A member of the 362nd. Fighter Squadron.
Typical of all Olive Drab P-51B Mustangs recieved by the 357th. Fighter Group at this time.
Captian Leonard Carson was, at the end of the war, the 375th.FG. top scorer
with a tally of 18.5 air-to-air victories plus 3.5 ground strafing kills.
Carson grew up on a farm in Iwoa and hunted almost every day in his youth.
His 20/15 vision and his excellent shooting proved to be the deciding factors 
in Captain Carson becoming the top ace of the 357th.FG.
The two victories marks shown under the windscreen were achieved between 13th.April and 28th.May 1944. 
All of Captain 'Kit' Carsons Mustangs ie: 1-P51B, 2-P51D and 1-P51K all 
were coded "G4-C' and named "Nooky Booky".
It was Captain Carson's crew chief Andy Tagondinski who named 
and applied "Nooky Booky" to all 4 of Carson's Mustangs.
Once asked what "Nooky Booky" meant Captain Carson simplied smiled.
By April of 1945 Captain Carson was the Commanding Officer of the 362nd. Fighter Squadron
and returned to the United States that November.
Historical missions that Captian Leonard 'Kit' Carson took part in were
'Operation Chattanooga Choo Choo' Spring 1944 over France prior to D-Day,
'Operation Overload' providing top cover over the Normandy beach head. 
'Operation Frantic' stuttle missions to the USSR in the summer of 1944 
and providing top cover support of the ill-conceived 'Operation Market Garden'
in the Netherlands in the fall of that same year 1944.   
  
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General Historical notes of the 357th.FG and Mustang "Nooky Booky" s/n 43-6634:

This skin represents the Olive Drab P51B-5-NA with a factory applied "Birdcage" Canopy Mustang 
as it was supplied and flown in the Fighter Groups of the ETO. Circa: May 1944.
These particular "B" Model Mustangs were equipped with the Rolls-Royce Merlin 
and were transferred to the 357th.FG. from the Royal Air Force December 19th.1943.
Arriving in the United Kingdom the 357th.FG was first assigned to the 9th.USAAF
and sent to Raydon Wood west of Ipswich, England. The Group was the second P15 Mustang outfit in the ETO 
and the 9th.USAAF, after the 354th.Fighter Group. With the 8th.USAAF requiring long range fighters
for escort duty. The 357th.FG. was transferred to the 8thUSAAF January 1944 which made it the first
P51 Mustang unit of the 8th.USAAF. Once stationed at Leiston airfield the 357th, it distinguished itself
by downing 595 enemy aircraft during the war ranking this unit third amongst the USAAF ETO Fighter Groups.
The 357th. was only in combat for just one year. Far less time than the 4th and the 56th.Fighter Groups.
Yet it's pilots shot down more enemy aircraft in one day, (55.5 on January 1945) than any other ETO fighter unit.
The 18.5 Me262s downed by the 357th. were also the largest number of Germany jets shot down
by any other fighter unit in the ETO. At the end of hostilities the 357th. was credited
with a total score of 701.5 which included 106.5 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground.  

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Skinner's Notes:

This skin was developed from the colour plate profile 
found in Squadron/Signal publications
'357th. Fighter Group' by James Roeder
Historical notes were compiled from;
'Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force' by Jerry Scutts
'357th Fighter Group' by James Roeder
'Battle Colours - Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II'
 volumn II: (VIII) Fighter Command by Robert A.Watkins 

Skin created for Emil's ETO 42-45 Campaign by David"Skylark"Phillips

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Modder's Notes: 

This skin folder contains a batch file, for converting tpc to pcx 
for those who want to try their hand at skinning. Simply place this file and the accompaning file, 
gpmTpc2Pcx.exe, in your folder containing the tpc files and execute. 
This batch file is courtesy of John "Chompy" Masters who also created the 3d model. Much thanks to you John!
Modder's Notes: Due to the increasing number of files required, in order to minimize the download size, 
the pcx files are not included. However, do not fear, the zip file contains a batch file, P51BHRTPC-PCX, 
for converting tpc to pcx for those who want to try their hand at skinning. Simply place this file 
and the accompaning file, gpmTpc2Pcx.exe, in your folder containing the tpc files and execute. 
This batch file is courtesy of John "Chompy" Masters who also created the 3d model. Much thanks to you John!


USE.
Simply extract all the files into your EAW folder, or install into your skin manager program as 
it's instructions reccomend. To uninstall, just delete the files listed below.

The new High res 3dz set for the P-51 B is based on the same 3dz's from the P-51 D, with a few changes 
to get the look right.
1.  Wide view armour added
2.  "Deflection" type gunsight/instrument panel
3.  High res wingview added.

The new 'Damaged Torn Off Wings' (TOW) and 'roughly torn off' wing stub have been added to the aircraft 
to give more realistic looking damgage FX. 

(Note: Due to time constraints, I have not updated the pcx files to match these damage pcx files created by Chompy. 
If you wish them to match the current scheme, the pcx files are made available for your use.)

The only changes to the main file set (when compared to the D's files) are the inclusion of separate 
TOW damage PCX's.  The Complete file list and their uses are as follows-

PP51bA.3dz = 3dz file for the Left rear fuselage and tail
Pp51bB.3dz = 3dz file for the Right rear fuselage and tail.
Pp51bC.3dz = 3dz file for the Cockpit area.
Pp51bE.3dz = 3dz file for the Right wing.
Pp51bF.3dz = 3dz file for the Front fuselage, left and right
Pp51bG.3dz = 3dz file for the Left wing.
Pp51bH.3dz = 3dz file for the Gunst type transparent shadow.
Pp51bL.3dz = 3dz file for the Left Torn Off Wing (TOW).
Pp51bM.3dz = 3dz file for the Medium Distance Model (MDM).
Pp51bP.3dz = 3dz file for the Propellor.
Pp51bR.3dz = 3dz file for the Right Torn Off Wing (TOW).
Pp51bS.3dz = 3dz file for the Long Distance Model (LDM).
Pp51bU.3dz = 3dz file for the High res Wingview.
Pp51bV.3dz = 3dz file for the Cockpit - left side.
Pp51bW.3dz = 3dz file for the Cockpit - right side.
Pp51bY.3dz = 3dz file for the in cockpit view of the prop.
Pp51bZ.3dz = 3dz file for the Gunsight and seat.

Pp51bFRT.pcx = file for the FRonT fuselage L and R (F.3dz)
Pp51bLEX.pcx = file for the Left wing (G.3dz)
Pp51bLTW.pcx = file for the Left Torn off Wing (L.3dz)
Pp51bMEX.pcx = file for the MDM and LDM (M and S.3dz)
Pp51bREX.pcx = file for the Right wing (E.3dz)
Pp51bRTW.pcx = file for the Right Torn off Wing (R.3dz)
Pp51bTEX.pcx = file for the cockpit, shadow, prop and cockpit prop (C,H,P and Y.3dz's)
Pp51bTLL.pcx = file for the TaiL Left and rear fuselage (A.3dz)
Pp51bTLR.pcx = file for the Tail Right and rear fuselage (B.3dz)
Pp51bTRA.pcx = transparency file for the TEX file
Pp51bV.pcx   = file for the cockpit (V and W.3dz's)
Pp51bVTR.pcx = Transparency file for the cockpit (clear glass gunsight mod)
Pp51bWNG.pcx = file for the High res wingview (U.3dz)
Pp51bX.pcx   = file for the cockpit guages (X.3dz) 

The X.3dz (guages) is not included.  It's the only file I haven't altered!!

As always, there are still a few rendering issues that I have been unable to solve.  
This 3dz is optimized for D3D, but if there is demand, I can work on a separate Glide 3dz.

Thanks to All who helped with the original P-51D HR model, 
Salty for the great textures which make up the base skin and the MEX, for the aircraft/pilot info 
at the top of the page, and for great construction and skinning detail help. 
Mr J for his Malcolm hood version of the D (the C.3dz uses this) and for his transparency ideas on non-TEX files,
JWC for the wide view armour idea,
Peregrine for the Deflection gunsight idea.
Migge for the cockpit and guage textures
Sorry, thanks and S! to anyone I forgot.

Feel free to send any comments, questions, feedback etc.

John "Chompy" Masters,
4th January 2003.
jdmasters@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jdmasters/

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Note: Skinner's Remarks
Although my part of this project was to create the skin of "Nooky Booky".
I was able to use the original pcx. files from Jeff"Salty"Salter's 
Sandbagger Host Site
      
http://eawhostsite.0catch.com/salty.html        

"Nooky Booky" would not have been possible if it weren't for the brilliant creative efforts of; 
John "Chompy" Masters for creating the original HiRes P-51D model....
Jeff"Salty"Salter for the great textures which make up the base skin and the MEX file.... 
JWC for the wide view armour idea....
Peregrine for the Adjusted Reticules K-14 gunsight....
Migge for the cockpit and guage textures....
Working Flaps were created by Ray'Rotton'Otton....

My thanks to them all....

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Fly her well....and enjoy

Cheers mates
David"Skylark"Phillips
