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Mustang IV KM272 "Dooleybird"


Le Lapin Mal

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I know this may be a stupid question, but when I was a kid, this Mustang was very popular in the UK thanks to the Matchbox 1/72nd Kit.

At the time, Dooleybirds upper cockpit surround were always shades of blue.

Nowadays though, they seem to be invariably yellow with an OD anti-glare shield.

 

Is this based on anything concrete, or simply Back and White Photo translation?

 

I can understand why the OD Glare shield is now common currency, but having seen this plane in profiles and models which have DF loops which the original did not have, I am just trying to figure out if there is anything definitive...

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Thanks Kaegemusha, that backs up my thoughts.

 

It's strange but I have just seen a newspaper article about the pilot on release of the original Matchbox kit.

There's a photo of Mr. Doley holding up the original Matchbox kit and he looks remarkably happy with it.

 

There is also no comment from him that the colours were wrong...not definitive I know but...

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