Livery by: Mustang & Warwolf
Aircraft: F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 30A)
Serial Number: 85-1449
Unit: 457th Fighter Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing
This is a livery made exclusively for DCS World! any importation of this livery to any other game is strictly prohibited!
Livery by: Mustang & Warwolf
Aircraft: F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 30A)
Tail Number: 85-1449
Unit: 457th Fighter Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing
Pilot: Lt. Col David Twist
DCC: MSgt. Jeff Dourough
ASST CC: MSgt. Jack Thomas
ASST CC: SrA. Frank Cordova
This livery depicts F-16C serial number 85-1449 as it was flown during the 2009-2013 time frame. Its last combat deployment was in 2001, flying in support of Operation Southern Watch (No Fly Zone) in Iraq in 2001 flying out of Al Jaber AB, Kuwait, and was one of the first F-16s to drop Bombs on targets in Afghanistan a Month after 9/11.
Made to accurately reflect the aircraft’s appearance during the 2009–2013 timeframe, this livery features period-correct markings and detailing. It includes historically accurate pilot and crew chief names on the canopy and forward nose wheel gear door, recreated using both public reference imagery and personal photographs of this Airframe, including my father’s name as it appeared on this aircraft's Front Landing Gear door.
The livery is built using Texac’s Improved Viper Livery Template and incorporates Leeh1y’s Improved F-16 Afterburner to enhance visual quality. You can check out their works here:
Texac: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/user-is-texac/apply/
Leeh1y: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/user-is-lee1hy/apply/
Credits
Base textures: Texac’s amazingly detailed Viper Livery Template
Additional effects: Leeh1y’s Improved F-16 Afterburner
References: Public images of 85-1449 and personal reference photographs from the 2009–2011 timeframe
Special thanks to @tehaviata on here on the User Files for creating the original set of 457th FS jets that inspired the making of this aircraft
Thanks to @Warwolf of the Virtual Viper Demo Team for helping bring this jet back to life in DCS World, allowing it to live on long after its been expended as a Full-scale missile target drone
If you encounter texture conflicts, ensure no older versions of this livery remain in your livery's directory.
If there are any noticeable bugs, please let me know so I can address them.
