diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/VertexPaletteManager.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/VertexPaletteManager.cpp
index 77fdada98..0b559a346 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/VertexPaletteManager.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/VertexPaletteManager.cpp
@@ -279,33 +279,47 @@ VertexPaletteManager::writeRecords( const osg::Vec3dArray* v, const osg::Vec4Arr
         _vertices->writeInt16( flags ); // Flags
         _vertices->writeVec3d( (*v)[ idx ] ); // Vertex
 
-        // Now write record-specific field.
+        // Now write record-specific fields.
         switch( recType )
         {
         case VERTEX_C:
+        {
             _vertices->writeInt32( packedColor ); // Packed color
             _vertices->writeUInt32( 0 ); // Vertex color index
             break;
+        }
         case VERTEX_CN:
-            _vertices->writeVec3f( (*n)[ idx ] ); // Normal
+        {
+            if (!normalPerVertex) // Normal
+                _vertices->writeVec3f( (*n)[ 0 ] );
+            else
+                _vertices->writeVec3f( (*n)[ idx ] );
             _vertices->writeInt32( packedColor ); // Packed color
             _vertices->writeUInt32( 0 ); // Vertex color index
             if (_fltOpt.getFlightFileVersionNumber() > ExportOptions::VERSION_15_7)
                 _vertices->writeUInt32( 0 ); // Reserved
             break;
+        }
         case VERTEX_CNT:
-            _vertices->writeVec3f( (*n)[ idx ] ); // Normal
+        {
+            if (!normalPerVertex) // Normal
+                _vertices->writeVec3f( (*n)[ 0 ] );
+            else
+                _vertices->writeVec3f( (*n)[ idx ] );
             _vertices->writeVec2f( (*t)[ idx ] ); // Tex coord
             _vertices->writeInt32( packedColor ); // Packed color
             _vertices->writeUInt32( 0 ); // Vertex color index
             _vertices->writeUInt32( 0 ); // Reserved
             break;
+        }
         case VERTEX_CT:
+        {
             _vertices->writeVec2f( (*t)[ idx ] ); // Tex coord
             _vertices->writeInt32( packedColor ); // Packed color
             _vertices->writeUInt32( 0 ); // Vertex color index
             break;
         }
+        }
     }
 }