Did RNZAF Corsair wing roundels ever have yellow?

[dewobz]

:-/Hi, I am attempting to establish whether RNZAF Corsairs ever had yellow bordered wing roundels (with bars) during WW2 - as depicted in the Smer kitset (NZ5315) and Skymodels F4U-1 Corsair decal set (NZ5277 & 5255[?])? 5277 is depicted with them on Wings Palette but this is only a drawing that is related, I think, to the Skymodels decals. I can find no documentary evidence - photos or descriptions - of wing roundels with yellow borders. Anyone else investigated this? Was there perhaps a short period when they were added? Perhaps only in one or some squadrons? I don't want to make inaccurate models. Cheers. ;D

[corsair67]

As far as I'm aware they never had yellow borders on them.

In fact, some Corsairs didn't even have blue borders to the bars on the wings.

[alanw]

Ditto to what Corsair67 states, I think somebody at Smer
might have got their wires crossed and thought that the fuselage roundels were also same on the wings.

The other thing is Smer may have confused RAF Pre war roundels
for use on Commonwealth aircraft.

Ventura do about (that I have seen) the best set of RNZAF Corsair decals out (see link)
www.modelcraftsandhobbies.co.nz/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=8412&category_id=0f591bbda68e01dbaecad974d8e97895&

Here is alink to RAF type decals which show pre war yellow outers
www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/01UKAV/roundels/RAF_ROUNDELS.htm

Alan

[agalbraith]

Yes I agree too. I have never seen an RNZAF Corsair with the yellow on the wings. I think you can very safely leave them off.

Cheers

[hairy]

Fuselage, yes. Wings, no.

[dewobz]

Cheers people, thank you. Much as I suspected. It seems so unlikely as to be a no goer. I agree Ventura makes excellent Corsair (and other) decals and I love that it's a Kiwi doing it. Rising Decals have also just done a fair job of Corsairs, Kittyhawks and PV-1 Ventura 'Slippery Sam' in 'Flying Kiwis Over the Pacific' and Zotz made an excellent sheet some time ago, 'Ocean Raiders', with several PV-1s on it. I guess I can use my Smer/Skymodels roundels - which are curiously all the same size too - as fuselage roundels and match them up with other makes of wing roundels - which I am convinced were always larger. Cheers.

[alanw]

Hi all

There's a Smer F4U on Trademe I see what you mean by the yellow wing outers ........

see link
www.trademe.co.nz/Toys-models/Models/Aircraft/photos/a-135306249/p-57586924.htm

[alanw]

Hi all

Further to the above discussion re yellow outers on wing roundels for the F4U-1, I have just been going through a book of mine, Flying Colours published by Salamander (looking for something totally unrelated).

I came a cross a picture of a RNZAF F4U-1 with the offending roundels on wings even better I checked further and and a picture of a RNZAF SBD-5 Dauntless with the same offending
wing roundels!!

Do people think all our aircraft had this and... how many other books have this misconception??