interior colour help for p26

[jaxngee]

hi

im looking to start a few oldies soon and im not sure of the interior colours/deatails

 

Hasegawa p26 peashooter

 

Nitto willow trainer

 

any help or pointing towards references would be appreciated

 

Allan

[Edgar Brooks]

Can't say how relevant it is, but the P-26, which I photographed in L.A., 25 years ago, had a light grey interior.

Edgar

[A340 Pilot]

Photos I've seen show silver paint. This was the norm for U.S.A.A.C. planes of the period.

 

Stein

[Hubert Boillot]

Photos I've seen show silver paint. This was the norm for U.S.A.A.C. planes of the period.

 

Stein

 

Yes, that's my understanding as well.

 

Hubert

[Tnarg]

The old Aero Series has some good photos, but the best reference I have seen is the Minigraph #8 by Peter Bowers on the P-26. There are a few books available on Amazon, but don't buy the "new" ones for over $100, buy the cheaper "used" ones at $10 to $15. There are probably a few photos on the internet and those are even easier on the wallet.

 

Basically, the interior was a silver (shiny) with black instruments and controls, sometimes with a crackle finish on the black surfaces. The interior of the plane at Chino (ex-Guatemala Air Force) possibly was painted in grey, but the earlier photos show only natural metal and black interiors, or what we interpret as that from the black and white photos.

 

Tnarg