Many thanks Syd, every day is a school day, as the old saying goes. There seems to have been plenty of confusion around the subject, here’s hoping something definitive gets widely published on the subject.

Do you have any links to the colour photos of 14 Sqn Marauders you mentioned? They would be something worth seeing.

Having looked again at a photo of the original FX760, I can see what you mean Syd about the probability of it being a temperate land scheme. However, I can also see how it might be confused for a Desert scheme.

There are pics of RAF Kitthawk IV’s in Desert schemes while based in both N Africa and Italy, so the paint job isn’t telling massive porkies. The camo pattern is reversed and FX760 probably wasn’t in desert colours, but on the whole it does a decent job of representing a N. Africa/Italy based Kittyhawk. In my opinion, anyway…

Seem to remember the finishing touches on the P40 were done in a bit of a rush in preparation for the 50th anniversary of El Alemain in 1992, which perhaps helps explain the paint. Seem to remember it was painted in-situ in the museum. Haven’t seen it in person for ages, but when I last saw it a few years ago the paint was scuffed and chipped in several places and it looked as though the top coats had been applied without primer??

Just my opinion, but I think we’re lucky to have a P40 at RAFM at all. I know it’s a bit of a bitsa, but it does a pretty good job of representing a Desert AF P40. Yes it would be nice to have a “nicer” example, but they don’t grow on trees. 

From a layman’s point of view, it strikes me as a bit odd that an airliner should have a stability assistance system in the first place. Are there other airliners that have this kind of computer/sensor derived system? I always think of airliners as being stable and not requiring any kind of stability assistance.

Just a tip for those who are frustrated with having to go to the first page of a thread every time:

When you come to the forum you should see how many new posts are on a particular thread. Where it says “3 New Posts”, you can click on it and it will open on the most recent posts. You can also right click and open the thread in a separate tab.

I agree about the feint lettering and the eye-strain, we could really do with a darker colour and/or bolder font for the main body of text. I’m under 40 and it’s a real strain, anyone with older/dodgier eyes than me must really be struggling.