Post by juanita on Nov 28, 2015 11:35:06 GMT 12
I am researching P-40s of 4 OTU during mid to late 1944.
My focus is moving towards P-40M NZ3081 ‘OD-18’. Some lovely photos of this were posted on the Ventura website a few years back: see www.thescale.info/news/publish/P-40-RNZAF-training.shtml
My question is; what colour camo is it likely to be wearing?
From the research I have done so far, P-40s were being repainted in Foliage Green by 1944. Darby in his ‘RNAF The first decade’ has a profile of NZ3136 in a similar 4OTU scheme, and he notes the colour as Foliage Green with grey-green undersides.
The Ventura decal notes for NZ3278, OD-22, imply the camo colour is standard Olive Drab.
As an aside: were their wingtips sometimes painted red? I have a photo of ‘45’ (probably NZ3087) also at 4OCU but before the ‘OD’ codes were applied (also has no diagonal fin stripe) and its wingtips seem to be painted a colour that could easily be red (its only a slightly darker tone than the camo tone).
Juanita
My focus is moving towards P-40M NZ3081 ‘OD-18’. Some lovely photos of this were posted on the Ventura website a few years back: see www.thescale.info/news/publish/P-40-RNZAF-training.shtml
My question is; what colour camo is it likely to be wearing?
From the research I have done so far, P-40s were being repainted in Foliage Green by 1944. Darby in his ‘RNAF The first decade’ has a profile of NZ3136 in a similar 4OTU scheme, and he notes the colour as Foliage Green with grey-green undersides.
The Ventura decal notes for NZ3278, OD-22, imply the camo colour is standard Olive Drab.
As an aside: were their wingtips sometimes painted red? I have a photo of ‘45’ (probably NZ3087) also at 4OCU but before the ‘OD’ codes were applied (also has no diagonal fin stripe) and its wingtips seem to be painted a colour that could easily be red (its only a slightly darker tone than the camo tone).
Juanita