About This File
Repaint of payware Red Wing L-1049G Super Constellation.
This repaint shows fictious Swissair L-1049G HB-IBJ. Swissair never flew Constellations. Nevertheless, there were obviously two Connies in Swissair livery.
In 1949, Swissair wanted to expand its transatlantic service and supplement the DC-4s. It was initially decided to lease two L-749s from KLM. In 1950, crews set out for Holland to fly HB-IBI and HB-IBJ to Zurich - the two Connies had already been painted and re-registered. At the very last minute, Swissair decided otherwise and the crews returned to Switzerland without the Connies.
What had happened? The unexpected devaluation of the British pound had drastically worsened Swissair's economic situation. As a result, all plans to acquire a new long-haul fleet were put on hold for the time being. (Source: https://www.flightforum.ch/board/topic/92163-lockheed-l-1049-swissair-lackierung/)
Please note:
Red Wing L-1049 V2.5 is needed. 4K Textures. Grey cockpit style.
Installation
Unzip and move it to your MSFS Community folder. Enjoy!
Legal
This repaint is freeware; you may use and modify it as you wish for your own use. It may not be used or sold for commercial purposes, nor published on any website that charges for downloading either directly or through a membership fee. If you want to publish repaints based on it, you need written permission from the author.
Thomas Roehl
February 2024
What's New in Version 1.1.0 See changelog
Released
V1.1. corrected missing gray cockpit.