Hello List
I am wondering if anyone can help me in determining the colour scheme used by mossies flying for 139 Sqn in 1943. I have seen a number of variations and I am wondering if these variations just reflect photo quality or if there really was such a large variation from aircraft to aircraft.
E.g. in some pics / drawings, the lower camo is a distinct light grey and the upper surfaces are a combination of a darker grey and a dark green.
In others the upper grey is closer to blue. And in others, the upper grey and lower grey are virtually the same colour!
Can anybody shed any light on this?
Ta
Rory
By: jeepman - 11th November 2005 at 18:38
Mossie Bomber Colours
Best reading on this is
Scale Aircraft Modelling Combat Colours No 5 – Mosquito in RAF PR and Bomber Service 1941 – 1945 by Paul Lucas
It seems that some early BIVs were finished in DE/DG/Sky prior to the decision to adopt the Fighter Command DG/OG/MSG scheme whilst there is some speculation that a number of those with DE/DG uppersurfaces were finished in Azure Blue rather than Sky undersurfaces
make of that what you will!
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November 11, 2005 at 3:17 pm