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[Mod] Historically Accurate Skins [Updated 8/30/25]


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What does this mod do?

  •     Adds historical markings to all official german aircraft skins + allied skins that include swastikas (art/kill markers).
  •     Adds historical markings to all german aircraft menu previews.

 

Install

JSGME/OVGME (Suggested)

  • Downloads are JSGME/OVGME ready. Extract the zip file into your mods directory.

 

Manual

  1. Navigate to your IL2 install directory.
    • Standalone - C:\Program Files\IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles
      Steam - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad
  2. Copy the 'data' folder from the mod's zip into your IL2 install directory.


Downloads

    Default & Alternative - Generic default & unmarked skins.

    Extra - Historical unit/pilot skins.


All in One

 

Stalingrad

 

Moscow

 

Kuban

 

Bodenplatte

 

Normandy

 

Siege and Liberation 

 

Collector (Stand-alone modules only)

 

Updates (relevant downloads above contain updated files)

  • hurricanemkiiv2
  • i153v2

    Update Notes:

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    • Fixed files missing from 'All in One' download. Fixed incorrect location for p4722 Aug 14, 21
    • Added spitVB/IXE, typhoon & yak7/9 Aug 18, 21
    • Updated ALL skins with weathering & alpha channel corrections. Fixed missing swastika on p4722 skin 11 'Hart" Oct 30, 21
    • Added ju52. Oct 31, 21
    • Updated fw190a3/5/6/8, bf109g14/6late/k4, me262 & p4722/28 to match redraws. Added p51b & fwa5/8 Dec 29, 21
    • Added missing skins for p51b & yak127. Updated image previews to match redraws. New download option; a true 'All in One' (previously unavailable due to host limitations) Jan 2, 22
    • Added ju88c6. Apr 8, 22
    • Fixed ju88c6 transparency issue. (for real this time) Apr 13, 22
    • Added ar234b2 & mosquito. Jul 3, 22
    • Fixed missing mosquito 57mm mod textures. Aug 3, 22
    • Added me410a1. Aug 15, 22
    • Added new 'blank' skins for ju52, ju87, ju88a4/c6, fw190a3/5/6/8/d9, bfg6/14/k4, me262. Fixed mistakes on fw190a6/8. Fixed bf109g6 alpha channel issue. Reorganized downloads, 'default & winter' is now 'default & alternative'. Changed download host. Sep 10, 22
    • Fixed incorrect default skin for fw190a8. Fixed fw190a8 'late war' transparency issue. Sep 14, 22
    • Fixed 109e7/f2/f4/g2/g4, 110e2/g2, 111h6/h16, 129b2 & 262a alternative skins to match new file names. Added new alternative skins for 109e7/f2/f4/g2/g4, 110e2/g2, 111h6/h16 & 129b2. Dec 1, 22
    • Fixed bf109g6 transparency issues. Fixed ju88c6 & he111h16 icons. Changed file host due to download issues. Dec 21, 22
    • Added bf109g6as. Fixed fw190a8 skin5/8 tire transparency. May 19, 23
    • Added ta152h1. Updated links. Oct 8, 24
    • ta152h1 files were incorrectly exported, now fixed. Oct 12, 24
    • Added section for Siege and Liberation DLC. Added hurricanemkii & i153 finnish skins. Added backup download mirror for 'Complete' to prevent possible file host issues in the future. Aug 27, 25
    • Fixed incorrectly exported hurricanemkii & i153 files. Aug 30, 25
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Posted

Great to see you also moved here milktoast.
Thank you very much for your awesome modifications, and I am looking forward to new additions.

But first: Merry Christmas, and I hope you can and will enjoy it!

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Posted

You need to rename the career mode flag in Correct Awards\data\swf\il2\countries\201 from image.big.dds to flag.big.dds for it to work correctly in career mode.  Just an FYI. (And so I can find it here instead of doing another 30 minutes worth of google searches to find the solution again).

Posted

You're advising for a different mod but thank you.

Posted
8 hours ago, Skycat1969 said:

You're advising for a different mod but thank you.

Damn, your right. My mistake.

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Posted (edited)

Мод нужный,у меня ранее был,но несохранился к сожалению.Теперь скачать не возможно,ресурс https://mega.nz/ в России практически не рабортает.

Edited by Avtandil
Posted

Как вариант, через VPN.

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WitchyWoman
Posted

Flag fix no longer works, the files must of been moved in an update of the game.

Cripplehawk
Posted

Do you know when the Ju 87D5 and the BF-109E4 skins become available?

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Skycat1969
Posted
On 1/31/2026 at 7:11 PM, WitchyWoman said:

Flag fix no longer works, the files must of been moved in an update of the game.

It works for me. Try this?

German flag fix.zip

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Posted

Has anybody taken the time to modify the new German default aircraft in S&L to historically accurate?   It seems the original author in the mod section, has gone dormant.

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Posted (edited)

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HotPursuit
Posted (edited)
On 2/5/2026 at 6:49 AM, VISHNU said:

Has anybody taken the time to modify the new German default aircraft in S&L to historically accurate?   It seems the original author in the mod section, has gone dormant.

I haven't done them all but you can have what I've got. (Missing Ju 87D5 alternatives)

 

Update 12 Feb 26

 Download now includes all Historical Siege and Liberation skins in one download (default, alternatives and extras). All previews should now be correct.

Enjoy 

Update 28 Feb 26

Fixed errors in some of the Bf 109E skins. Please re-download updated link.

Historical Siege and Liberation - All

Edited by HotPursuit
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Yankee_One
Posted

Thank you very much!!

 

Do you plan to make the missing ones in the future?

 

 

HotPursuit
Posted

Yes I will update post as I get them done.

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HotPursuit
Posted

i have completed all historically correct skins for Siege & Liberation.

See my updated post above for the download link.

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Yankee_One
Posted

Great work HotPursuit

 

and thank you for taking your time to make this mod complete!

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JG4_Moltke1871
Posted
2 hours ago, HotPursuit said:

i have completed all historically correct skins for Siege & Liberation.

See my updated post above for the download link.

Thanks mate, now I can start careers with this planes 🙂🙂

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Posted (edited)
On 2/10/2026 at 9:50 PM, HotPursuit said:

I haven't done them all but you can have what I've got. (Missing Ju 87D5 alternatives)

 

Update 12 Feb 26

 Download now includes all Historical Siege and Liberation skins in one download (default, alternatives and extras). All previews should now be correct.

Enjoy 

Historical Siege and Liberation Skins

It appears that you used the 109E-7 skins for the E-4.  They would have to be modified as they paint over the cannon port in the propeller hub, and they don't apply the C3 fuel decal correctly when you use the modified engine (they leave a gray patch where the decal would be).

See this discussion:  

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Edited by Czech693
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HotPursuit
Posted (edited)

Thanks for the feedback. Probably only the default and alternative 109 skins affected. The extras skins should be ok.

I'll check it out and post a fix when I can. 

 

Edit:

All Bf 109E-4 skins are now correct. I still had all the necessary files to make it a quick fix. Please let me know if you find any more errors.

Updated link in my post above.

 

Edited by HotPursuit
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Czech693
Posted

Looks good now.  Good job!

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Vamandrac
Posted

Any idea what happened to Milk?

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