Grumman Bearcat wheel well colour

[Tony Whittingham]

Hello all Bearcat experts,

I’m curious about the factory applied wheel well colour. Most of the period photos I’ve seen lead me to believe it’s glossy sea blue, and not interior green. Can anyone confirm?

 

TW

[Tailspin Turtle]

1 hour ago, Tony Whittingham said:

Hello all Bearcat experts,

I’m curious about the factory applied wheel well colour. Most of the period photos I’ve seen lead me to believe it’s glossy sea blue, and not interior green. Can anyone confirm?

 

TW

That’s a definite maybe: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/07/f8f-bearcat-wheels-and-wheel-wells.html

[Tony Whittingham]

Thanks, Tailspin turtle,

I was trying to decide if Grumman was complying with a BuAer directive requiring the wheel wells to match the undersides, or use zinc chromate green. But, if there’s no evidence of a policy, then I will likely match the under surfaces.

 

TW

[spitfire]

I know that it is only one aircraft and it is in a museum but this RTAF example looks unrestored.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis