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What would you paint it up as?

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Since the one I flew in a few years ago (Steve Hay's) was carrying the Atlantic scheme, I'd probably go with that. By the way, last I heard that particular Turkey was out in Californian somewhere. Can anybody confirm that?
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Tri color scheme....................dont know what unit but would like to have it like 88HP

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well, I don't own it, only fix it, but the TBM here is painted as it was during WWII when it flew with VT-88 off the USS Yorktown, July-Aug 45

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I kinda like this...

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My first choice would be whatever markings it wore when in service, even if it never saw combat or did anything significant. I always feel that's the best way to paint any antique, classic, or warbird. Recognize its true identity rather than make it a replica of something else.

Second choice would be Royal Canadian Navy grey-on-grey.

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It'd be a TBF-1 in Midway markings! :D
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Tri-Color USN, in the Squadron of a friend of mine.
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Atlantic Scheme. But something else that would be neat is one of the planes from Flight 19.
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I'd paint is in the markings of one of the Composite Squadrons from Taffy 1 from the Battle of Samar during the larger Leyte Gulf Battle. I believe they were a mix of tri-color and all navy blue TBMs. I'd do the research and pick one that got a hit on a Japanese cruiser.

My second choice would be as a VT-10 TBF that contributed to the sinking of the battleship Hiei in October '42...I like the Atlantic markings, too.
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It would have to be WWII RNZAF, specifically "PLONKY" - NZ2518

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http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/30% ... Plonky.htm

The Alpine Fighter Collection had one in these colours, unfortunately it has been sold (like almost all of their a/c now) and the new owner in Oz. repainted it in a US Navy scheme.

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I agree with a few others on this one...I'd pick the tri-color.

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