Warbird Information Exchange

Below is a link to pictures of the A-12 undergoing repair. Note the dark
blue color of the new replacement strake compared to the rest of the
aircraft.

http://community.webshots.com/album/559961375sRVhLp

this is weird. My realtor was a crewchief on theblackbird. His recollection was that it came straight from the factory black...

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

I wouldn't say he was wrong. I also saw some smaller
individual replacement pieces that were black. I helped
unpack them myself. However, absolutely without doubt,
when we opened the crate containing the strake it was
blue.

ahhhhhh! there we go!

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but what's the sub in the background of pic 1?

That is the USS Drum SS 228 , maybe the safest place to hide in a hurricane !

Thanks... love submarines too. Not as much as airplanes, but...
Back to Blackbirds... In case anyone's up for a fun read, check out (Link Gone)

Actually, the battleship is the safest place to hide during a storm.

Believe me, I know.........