B-24D Ploesti raid airframe color quest.....

[Eli Raphael]

Guys,

Trying to determine which color was used on these a/c during this time period.

Some say ANA 616 Sand, others Desert Pink. Was the Sand color deteriorated into DP?

Which color should be used to come as close for this theater of ops?

Thanks

[D.B. Andrus]

Hi Eli

 

I'd go with Sand 49, which predates the 1943 ANA comprehensive color system change, though Sand 49 and ANA 616 are similar colors. Sand 49 did fade into a pinkish hue after prolonged exposure to a hot and arid environment.

 

Cheers,

Damian