What are the colours on these aircraft?

[sapperastro]

 

 

 

First aircraft is no doubt a mossie, but that doesn't look like OG to me, perhaps MSG with RAF dark green? Even the green looks very 'green' to my eye.

 

And the latter two are possibly RAF night and?

 

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Hello @sapperastro ... The P-47’s are with the 56th and the blue/blue one is a P-47M. This thread should help you on the 56th P-47 Colors.

Dennis

Edited August 26, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[lasermonkey]

The Mosquito is Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey.

[sapperastro]

Thanks gents.

 

So the mossie is overall msg? I always thought they were ocean grey on top. You learn something new every day.

[Seawinder]

28 minutes ago, sapperastro said:

Thanks gents.

 

So the mossie is overall msg? I always thought they were ocean grey on top. You learn something new every day.

DG over overall MSG was applied to many night fighters including Mosquitoes and Beaufighters.

[Truro Model Builder]

According to British Military Aircraft Serials 1878-1987 HJ728 was a Mosquito FB.VI.

[Ed Russell]

FB.VI makes sense as it appears to have been used by 108 Sqn on night intruder missions.

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/108_wwII.html

 

[Troy Smith]

9 hours ago, sapperastro said:

Thanks gents.

 

So the mossie is overall msg? I always thought they were ocean grey on top. You learn something new every day.

Mosquito bombers were Ocean Grey /Dark Green uppers, 

Mosquito B mk V's       1943. by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr

More period colour here

https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=8270787@N07&q=mosquito

 

IIRC, later on Mosquitos were built in either the Fighter colours, or the PR colours, as seen here, and anything else then done at Maintenance Unit level.

Final assembly of Mosquitos,  1943. by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr

 

[PhoenixII]

As Truro Model Builder has identified HJ728 as an FB VI..............

The following comes up:-

Mosquito FB VI at Hatfield 1943

 

IWM (TR 937)