 BEECHCRAFT D-17S Staggerwing -  Readme File
 Repaint author: Leen de Jager (ROTW)
 Original aircraft authors: Laurent Claudet - Jean Sabatier (ROTW) for FLY!II

 FILE DESCRIPTION:
 File Description: This is a repaint of ROTW's original Beechcraft Staggerwing, a FLY!II aircraft. 

 ABOUT THIS AIRCRAFT:
 Information on Staggerwing N295BS, operated by DBAF ( Duke of Brabant Air Force )

 In 1939 the USAAC took delivery of three Model D17S biplanes and designed them YC-43. 
 These aircraft were assigned to US Air Attachés.
 The first one (built with c/n 295) went to London, England, serialled 39-139 for use by Brig/Gen. 
 Martin F. Scanlon, flying from Hatfield and Hendon.
 It was impressed by the RAF as DR628 in May 1941 and went to No.24Sq at Hendon. 
 Rumours say that it was flown frequently by HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands before he received his own 
 Staggerwing (serialled PB1). 
 This Beech 17 was the first to enter service with US Army Air Corps and RAF, a unique combination.
 By the end of the war the aircraft was returned to the US-AAF.
 After the war, she had several civil owners. 
 The aircraft is restored to her original US Embassy London colourscheme, sporting a blue fuselage, yellow wings 
 and a red-white striped rudder. 
 The aircraft is owned by Southern Cross International, an Eindhoven based aircraft ferry-company. 
 She is operated for commercial purposes in Europe and is available for air displays via the DBAF.

 Website for more info about =  http://www.flyboy.nl/~b25/ 


 INSTALLATION
 After downloading and extracting the files from the DBAF_Staggerwing zip file, copy the DBAF_Staggerwing.pod file to the
 FLY!II/Aircraft folder.

 ATTENTION!!!
 This repaint requires that you have the original Staggerwing-files and the original FLY2 aircraft(Stearman included) 
 installed in the FLY!II/Aircraft folder.
 

 REMOVAL
 Remove the DBAF_Staggerwing.pod file from the Fly!II/Aircraft folder.

 LEGAL STUFF
 This repaint is freeware and may be distributed freely so long as this readme.txt file accompanies it. 
 Copyright for this aircraft is owned by ROTW, therefore, no commercial use of this repaint is permitted. 
 No file may be used in any commercial or other published package without express written permission of the original 
 author(s), ROTW. Aircraft visual model repainting is allowed by ROTW, provided that such repaints are not sold and 
 permission obtained.

 DISCLAIMER
 This file carries no warranty or guarantee, therefore, use of this file is entirely at the user's own risk. 
 I will not accept responsibility for any damages using these files may cause.  
 Should there be any problem, please report them through the FLY! General Forum at AVSIM.  
 This file will be available there.
