DH82EH: The markings of this aircraft are a matter of necessity. Necessity to have it look presentable.
In the beginning, she was natural aluminium:
CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
Then she got primed in green zinc-chromate all over (I don't have any pictures of that era, I should have a few next winter).
After a while, we thought the green was too uniform, so she took on the identity of a Japanese aircraft.
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CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
But then I became more involved with her, and I decided that enough was enough.
CCF Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
As my father once had a Harvard in post-war 438 Sqn. colours, and since 438 Sqn., which is known as "City of Montréal", is still around in Saint-Hubert, I decided that she would from now on sport the looks of a 438 Sqn. Hawker Typhoon.
CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
But she was still missing something... The following years, we painted the cowling green and added the Day Fighter Band on the fuselage, as well as a Typhoon serial number with the same last 3 digits as the Harvard's air force number.
CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
After a while, the spinner's backplate developed a crack, so it had to go.
CCF Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
Then we found another backplate in our bin of parts, and BOOM! she had a black nose like any proper 2nd TAF aircraft ought to have.
CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by
comiquaze, on Flickr
Here are the two Harvards together:
CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20377 C-FWGA by
comiquaze, on Flickr
cooper9411: Sure, here are a few and just click through to the rest of the album for more.
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk NX1232N by
comiquaze, on Flickr
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk NX1232N by
comiquaze, on Flickr
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk NX1232N by
comiquaze, on Flickr
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk NX1232N by
comiquaze, on Flickr
whistlingdeathcorsairs: The A-26 was just static:
Douglas A-26 Invader by
comiquaze, on Flickr