Django wrote:
the330thbg wrote:
Yellow on the nose of the cowling looks incorrect as well according to the B & W Photo. My BG had a yellow 'K' on their tails and they photo nothing like that one. That looks like red with red canopy as well. So the actual nose art on the model looks like it could be correct.., although I think she was in a black dress with white trim and a green background.
In case you're not familiar with the original Varga illustration, here it is, along with the surviving nose art. The yellow is there, but it looks like it was overpainted with OD. As for the yellow on the cockpit, I've not seen any photos of the plane that suggest there are any remnants of yellow. That is a question for Allied Fighters though.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8XIbd_8uaPM/S ... -h/vgc.jpgFrom
http://www.hotealee.com/media/pictures/ ... hunderbolt
Django, I think what you're seeing there is the original black forward cowling paint emerging due to the disappearance of much of the yellow paint applied in-theater. For instance, look at the "halo" of yellow around the forward edge of the green patch. It's my understanding that ETO Mustangs and Thunderbolts carried black spinners/forward cowlings when originally prepped for unit delivery; this was subsequently removed or overpainted once the aircraft was delivered to it's unit.
There is also a photo somewhere showing the recovered canopy with yellow paint on the frame, although I'd have to dig for it... perhaps it was in the FlyPast article that appeared when the aircraft was first recovered? Either way, the squadron color was yellow and the markings would be appropriate- the dark color in the photo is simply due to the photographic process.
Lynn
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