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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #300 on: April 10, 2012, 01:52:05 AM »

Well its at least a good attempt at RLM colours if not the real ones



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The following images are taken from the Life magazine archive. This machine is likely FE-125 /T2-125 Fw190G-3 WNr.160016 ex DN+FP. This particular ex III./SKG 10 Fw190G-3 was on display with other German and Japanese aircraft as well as experimental US aircraft at the Army's Technical Command Center at Akron, Ohio - Wright Field from October 13 - 21, 1945. Approximately 200,000 Americans viewed the show on Saturday and 300,000 on Sunday. In addition, high ranking personnel from 26 other countries visited the display including Soviet Lieutenant General Rudenko, Colonel Sir Vivian Gabriel from the British Command and several American Aces. German magazine Jet & Prop Issue published a report on the exhibition entitled 'Vor 46 Jahren in Ohio: Kriegsbeute-Schau und amerikanishe Exoten' in their 3/91 issue

http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.nz/2010/03/captured-fw-190.html
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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #301 on: April 10, 2012, 05:16:43 AM »

Its not US colours but standard RLM 74/75/76

Quite right. The Blue US insignia does fool the eye. Also interesting is that they put yellow tips on the spinners.
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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #302 on: April 10, 2012, 07:47:42 AM »

Yep, it seems real RLM colours.

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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #303 on: April 10, 2012, 07:54:34 AM »

Also interesting is that they put yellow tips on the spinners.
This was most probably a safety regulatory from U.S. when they flew this bird for testing purpose.
The RAF air ministry gave order to paint yellow tips around 1938, dunno when this happened in the U.S.

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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #304 on: April 14, 2012, 05:59:26 AM »




well well well, what do we have here ?
http://there.is.hope-for.us/?p=3378
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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #305 on: April 14, 2012, 12:07:50 PM »

Yoxford boys and their D-5s!
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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #306 on: April 14, 2012, 03:26:57 PM »

Bottisham , yoxford was the 357th
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« Reply #307 on: April 14, 2012, 04:06:29 PM »

I thought that the B-X prefix was 357th?
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« Reply #308 on: April 14, 2012, 04:25:30 PM »

B7 was the code for the 374th FS 361s FG, plus the solid yellow noses give it away
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« Reply #309 on: April 14, 2012, 04:53:02 PM »

forgive me for being a markings noob, I only have a rudimentary idea about what symbols mean what
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Re: today's SAS banner picture
« Reply #310 on: April 15, 2012, 10:09:03 AM »

I'd hate to run into this group in a dark ally. They look very efficient... and deadly.
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« Reply #311 on: May 08, 2012, 11:13:23 AM »

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