David M Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Somewhere (possibly an extremely old IPMS USA Mag?) I saw photos and a drawing of a Thunderbolt with the front (or rear?) half in OD/Grey camo with the other half in natural metal. Any and all leads would be very welcome... Thanks and regards, David M Sydney, Straya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilneBay Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 There's this one operating in New Guinea (Source: Wings Palette) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Hmmm...interesting scheme. I thought it was spurious so did a bit of Googling and found this wartime image which seems to support the depictions above (although I doubt a bold red stripe would be used in the Pacific theatre - more likely it was Olive Green as per the patch to highlight the serial number): HTH, Mark Edited March 14, 2017 by mhaselden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgonzo Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 It was Yellow. Capt. Moore's 341st squadron colour. No mystery here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Pretty sure it was yellow, though some reference have it as red, there seems to be a mix up between the 340th and 341st. Before the ID bands were added in the squadron colour, it was just the fin tip that was painted the squadron colour (as well as some other parts sometimes like the spinner). Edited March 14, 2017 by Tbolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 MilneBay, Mark, greatgonzo and Tbolt, Many thanks, that is the one. Best regards, David M Sydney, Straya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgonzo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) When I was writing an quite large article about Neel Kearby and his Thunderbolts for our Polish periodic AeroPlan, I had to mention Tom Moore too, as a member of Kearby's flight on famous MoH dogfight. I always wondered about wives and girlfriends personified on the aircraft noses. Here is Capt. Moore and his wife - 'Daring Dottie'. Edited March 15, 2017 by greatgonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgonzo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Ooops. double post. Edited March 15, 2017 by greatgonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 The "white" on tail is different then white on star. How to interpretete it? Is it yellow, by chance? J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, JWM said: The "white" on tail is different then white on star. How to interpretete it? Is it yellow, by chance? J-W The white tail was a recognition marking so doubtful it is any other color. Probably either a trick of light or result of painting at different times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 7 hours ago, JWM said: The "white" on tail is different then white on star. How to interpretete it? Is it yellow, by chance? J-W Well white was standard for the 348th P-47 tails and wing leading edges. It can't be yellow as the serial number (and most likely the tail band) is yellow and is significantly lighter. With other known colours in that photo, it's hard to think that it was anything other than white, the only other colour I could really see it being is a very light grey, very close to white (close to weathered white anyway). Using a colour picker in Photoshop shows the tail and insignia whites to be very close (always hard to match identical colours on photos), so if you are saying they are different by eye, be vary careful of the perception as opposed to what is actually there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 7 hours ago, Tbolt said: Well white was standard for the 348th P-47 tails and wing leading edges. It can't be yellow as the serial number (and most likely the tail band) is yellow and is significantly lighter. With other known colours in that photo, it's hard to think that it was anything other than white, the only other colour I could really see it being is a very light grey, very close to white (close to weathered white anyway). I agree that he fine difference in shade can be due to painting over olive drab just a single layer in a field warkshop, so this makes it a bit off-white. The insignia was painted in factory, so perhaps in much proper conditions... Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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