Aviacom Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 After doing a lot of research on a/c from the 361st FG, I have finally found confirmation whether it was Olive Drab, RAF Dark Green or even Medium Blue that was used for the topside camouflage colours. What the paint Code is, or the exact shade of ‘Medium Blue’ was, I am still working on! Please see the attached pictures. Look at the text behind the rudder of the middle P-51D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Those drawings were drawn in the eighties. They were available from Argos (later Nexus) publishing as a "pack". They are not the most accurate Mustang drawings. These show only what the "draughtsman" believed was "true" at some stage in the eighties, no hard proof of anything. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I agree with Radu. This proves nothing. Just because it was written on a set of drawings from the 80's, doesn't make it fact. Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I've always believed that these mustangs were painted OD and/or Green (American Medium Green or RAF Dark Green) and I have yet to see any convincing evidence of blue being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Jennings Heilig said: Have you seen Dana Bell's recent research on this? Blue *and* green were used, in at least one instance on the same airplane. No. Where would this research be found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/showandtell7db_1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Always gonna have doubters but to me, Dana's article settles things conclusively. Still believe that someday, a kid is going to go through his grandfathers old storage bin and find thousands of pristine color pics that answer all our lingering WW2 color questions. Uncarina, Rick Griewski and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Purely my best guess based on the article and pictures, but it looks like "Lou IV" was camouflaged with a "mixed blue" of some sort, but what about the possibility of extra dark sea grey paired with British dark green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviacom Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 21 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: You could spin out possible mixes till the cows come home. Why would an East Anglia based USAAF group have had access to a Royal Navy color? No RNAS's anywhere near where they were based. It's already documented that USAAF fighter (and probably bomber) groups sourced civilian car paint from the British economy, so why not blue paint here? Can you point me in the direction of to where it’s documented about the civilian car paint please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: You could spin out possible mixes till the cows come home. Why would an East Anglia based USAAF group have had access to a Royal Navy color? No RNAS's anywhere near where they were based. It's already documented that USAAF fighter (and probably bomber) groups sourced civilian car paint from the British economy, so why not blue paint here? Whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 My statement was ONLY about the text on those drawings, which "proves" nothing. Was a "dark blue" used on Mustangs? Dana Bell makes a well-backed argument, which is much more credible. Radu Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Aviacom said: Can you point me in the direction of to where it’s documented about the civilian car paint please? I've seen car paint mentioned , also paint from local stores. One could 'theorize' without stretching too much , that they used whatever they could get after running out of whatever they had. They likely weren't concerned about what color it was as it wasn't camo , it was just to cover the upper stripes. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 10 hours ago, John1 said: Still believe that someday, a kid is going to go through his grandfathers old storage bin and find thousands of pristine color pics that answer all our lingering WW2 color questions. We can dream can't we John It's part of the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 21 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: We can dream can't we John It's part of the hobby. It's gonna happen Mike. And when it does, it will conclusively prove that all those P-51's were painted bright purple and thousands of modelers who slavishly painted their Mustangs blue will break into tears. Rick Griewski and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, John1 said: It's gonna happen Mike. And when it does, it will conclusively prove that all those P-51's were painted bright purple and thousands of modelers who slavishly painted their Mustangs blue will break into tears. You mean like this?: Courtesy of Unimax and their Forces of Valor 1/32 diecast line. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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