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[Verhängnis]

Me 262 B-1a, W.Nr.110639 "White 35"



http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads3&file=details&id=624

Couldn't find that specific image though. But this looks like the same place:

[BT~Tarik]

Not sure about the lower image being the same place, it's not the same skin. Except if they repainted it of course. The one in the banner has haken, n. 35 and no tailbands, so it is probably the one in the first. But I don't think for the second one, it has no haken and blue/red tailbands

[Verhängnis]

The second image is of the 'Stormbirds' Replica. And I just found this which confirms my suspicions that these guys also restored that 262 and took photos from the Airfield.

http://www.stormbirds.com/project/gallery/gallery_35_1.htm

I can't explain why the 35 isn't black.

But the image on the banner appears to be being painted or having some chemical polish or cleaner added, notice the bucket and blue fluid/container on the wing.
Someone also seems to have been preparing the guns in the nose.

[Roger Smith]

I can't explain why the 35 isn't black.

Easy, they accidentally Color-to-Alpha'd Black before saving their skin

[Phas3e]

The aircraft originaly never had the black inside the 35, it may have been painted in error during restoration (also it had bare metal engine intakes).

110639 was a Liepheim built 262A-1a which was converted by Blohm and Voss to B-1a.
It was found as part of 'Lusty' nadmed at times '693', 'Vera', 'wiilie' and 555.
It was flown in the US before suffering an engine failure in March 1947 and struck off the inventory, it was placed on outdoor dispaly before restorantion to current status at WillowGrove. {info from Me262 Production logs}

http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=642

[Verhängnis]

Makes sense I guess. I wouldn't call something white and yet have it painted black. It could of even been some sort of stencil or masking tape.

[Verhängnis]

Captured example, colourised photo, the bottom shows the Japanese design team and US Air Force personnel.
Designer of the Shinden Commander Masayoshi Tsuruno appears to be on the very left of the lower photo.
An interview with him can be found here for download:

http://homepage.mac.com/kuratate0/Kyushu_J7W1_Shinden/TV_interview.html

[juanmalapuente]

Amazing beast. it resembles pretty much the Do-335, but only with the pusher propeller.

[western0221]

SHINDEN!!! SHINDEN!!!

[poy]

that's a damn good plane, is there a 4.10 one ?

[Roger Smith]

it's bigger than I thought

[Stratodog]

it's bigger than I thought

That's what she said....
Sorry, I couldn't help it