Avenger cammo scheme

[aminxe]

hello,
I am building an avenger and received the Xtradecal sheet with the usual roundels etc but there is no cammo scheme.I am looking for the OD over dark sea grey and sky templates fuselage and upper wings.

[Dave Homewood]

For an RNZAF Avenger?

The wartime RNZAF Avengers (apart from target tugs) were all in the US Navy three tone scheme with white undersides, medium blue sides and dark blur top surfaces.

None wore olive drab, dark sea grey and sky camo.

[aminxe]

take a look here and please comment www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/lend-lease-aircraft-in-the-fleet-air-arm-pt-3/

www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Tarpon_Avenger.html

there are many more sites with these cammo schemes,i need the template.

[Dave Homewood]

OK, that is the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, nothing to do with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, which this board is all about.

[aminxe]

where do you advise me to search in new zealand for what i need?glad you clarified the difference and thanks for assistance.Was there a difference during the war between "land based, sea based" command etc.What was the reason for the roundels with the white stripe and without? Corsairs where both land and carrier based,did they both carry roundels with and without the white stripe?

[corsair5517]

The Royal Navy Corsairs and Avengers flew from carriers when going into action, and the RNZAF flew similar aircraft from land bases also when going into action.
The roundels, while similar, are different.....

www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=672&site=webhp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=fleet+air+arm+ww2+roundels&oq=fleet+air+arm+ww2+roundels&gs_l=img.3...21174.31163.0.32258.23.22.0.1.0.3.325.3425.8j5j8j1.22.0...0.0...1ac.1.UKJXmKirlGk#biv=i|0;d|xVn-yTXZBT0KdM:

www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=672&site=webhp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=rnzaf+ww2+corsair&oq=rnzaf+ww2+corsair&gs_l=img.3...48742.53003.0.53800.17.8.1.7.0.1.384.1165.4j1j1j2.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.yAzv1M6h00g#biv=i|11;d|8wN0cBwh1FFOAM:

[aminxe]

so some had the white stripe and some not and made no difference wether carrier or land based.thanks for the links i can now put together a cammo template from the decal sheets illustrated.This is my first ever NZ model.Its an Accurate 1/48 scale model with Xtradecals covering NZ and RAF.

[Dave Homewood]

Here is a very good place to start looking:
rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/avenger1.html

[camtech]

A well known photo (RNZAF) of Avengers, which helps to show off the demarcation of colours. Aircraft in fore is NZ2506 - can't make out serials of others.
Avenger NZ2506 E with 2 others by Les Billcliff, on Flickr

[Dave Homewood]

No. 31 Squadron Avengers, those ones.

[noooby]

What is on the exhaust of the closest machine? Flame suppressor???

[camtech]

You have a great eye for detail - NZ2506 was a TBF-1, while the other two are TBF-1c's and someone else on here will give you a more detailed explanation.

[noooby]

I do tend to not look at the main focus of the picture I'm always looking at the background or for inconsistencies. Drives the wife nuts!

[davidd]

Yes Nooby, that is a flame supressor afixed to end of exhaust pipe (or stack to Americans), not often seen on RNZAF aircraft, but any type of WW2 aircraft may be seen from time to time with various types of exhasut flame supressors whould these be considered desirable.
David D