Strange Stuka

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Markings on that Ju 87 are Italian, Co-Belligerent post September 1943. Aircraft in the background is a Co-Belligerent Fiat BR.20.

These Ju 87s were in service with the Regia Aeronautica at the time of the Italian Armistice, and I don’t believe it’s an ex-Luftwaffe captured machine. Look at the number ahead of the roundel and it seems to indicate the original ‘in-service’ identity number ex-Regia Aeronautica. Definitely not a German style code, neither British or USAF.

Thank you very much airart. I think yo ´re right.

Regards from Spain.

Markings on that Ju 87 are Italian, Co-Belligerent post September 1943. Aircraft in the background is a Co-Belligerent Fiat BR.20.

These Ju 87s were in service with the Regia Aeronautica at the time of the Italian Armistice, and I don’t believe it’s an ex-Luftwaffe captured machine. Look at the number ahead of the roundel and it seems to indicate the original ‘in-service’ identity number ex-Regia Aeronautica. Definitely not a German style code, neither British or USAF.

ahhh.. well-spotted Richard (and thus, Panchromatic film)

Markings on that Ju 87 are Italian, Co-Belligerent post September 1943. Aircraft in the background is a Co-Belligerent Fiat BR.20.

These Ju 87s were in service with the Regia Aeronautica at the time of the Italian Armistice, and I don’t believe it’s an ex-Luftwaffe captured machine. Look at the number ahead of the roundel and it seems to indicate the original ‘in-service’ identity number ex-Regia Aeronautica. Definitely not a German style code, neither British or USAF.

Not to mention there are many photos of Spits where the fuselage roundel colours look all wrong – when in fact they’re not…

I’m with Daz and Malcolm – ortho film is the most likely reason they look funny. Although panchromatic film was common by the 1940s, there was a significant number of users of ortho still. Off the top of my head, the best example I can think of are photos of a “black” Miles Monitor – in fact they are the prototype, which was prototype yellow, but taken using ortho.

Now if I could just remember WHY the stuff was being used…

Adrian

What’s the aircraft in the background. That would be a big clue. Seems to have the same roundels.

Captured and photographed with orthochrome film, that’s why the yellow ring on the roundel is black, and the blue portion is lighter than the red centre dot.

Could be RAF-captured….

Another thought: could the photo have been taken using orthochromatic film?