Warbird Information Exchange

After paging through a number of Mark's threads I realized I had a question: Are there any warbirds out there today that are painted as if they were captured by opposing forces?

Specifically, I was thinking it would be cool if someone could do up one of the Flug Werk birds like the one in American colors from the recent 190 thread. (I can dream, can't I? )

With all the debate about warbird paint schemes on this site, this should be interesting...

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Are you kidding!?! After all the tooth gnashing, ankle bitiing, and torn clothing over FHC redoing their P-40 as an AVG bird instead of it's original Russian markings? remember where you are, we have lots of rivet counting, 'that's off by almost a full shade', 1/1 scale IPMS types here.
Folks who'd argue 'that's the wrong shade of bare aluminum'

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Mike Friedrich's Yale (N64FL) in Arizona is painted in captured Luftwaffe markings.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15162482@N08/8143717906/

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Don't know the location, but the Mustang nerds among us will surely identify this P-51D in PLAAF markings. I'm assuming she's a Nationalist POW.





Does this one qualify: Japanese Ki-36 in Thai colors (at the RTAF museum)

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

Yea, I figured the last line would be a bit troll-ish sounding. Regardless, I think it is possible to discuss controversial issues here. If you note, my suggestion was that the repainting be done on a Flug Werk 190, not an original aircraft. (Hmmmm... on an off topic note, I just realized that Flug Werk 190 works out to Fw 190. I never noticed that before.)

If you really think that my suggestion is too "suggestive", then by all means ignore it. However, I would still appreciate an answer to my original question.

(Note, this is a reply to The Inspector, and due to responses made between when I started writing this post and its actual posting it is out of sequence.)

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Fun topic. North vietnam especially comes to mind for actually captured aircraft still appearing with their captured markings with dumped and museum aircraft with UH-1s, A37, F-5. Perhaps C130, A1 and chinook as well.

I think its a great idea, although the owner/operator may tire of the endless questioning (interrogating?) at airshows.



I also have to admit, I had the same thought about doing a Flugwerk 190 in the Stars n' Bars with red white and blue striped rudder when I saw that same photo. Oh, except I can't afford a Flugwerk 190...

During a very brief time earlier this year, the Old Warden based Storch sported some neat temporary captured markings: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... ght=Storch

From: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showpost ... ostcount=7

Not actually 'captured', but the spirit of the opposing team's scheme - and includes a warbird, though it won't appear in this, now historic, scheme in the current ownership.

Regards,

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OH heck no-It's difficult to type with tongue firmly in cheek, I've always said if you're gonna stir the pot, use an outboard motor
It's way, way past time we had a 'fun' thread I tried earlier on the 17th, with the 'Wilbur said to Orville...' thread, but everyones funny bone must have been on vacation, judging by the clever, but way too few responses.

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Well, what first crossed my mind was this lovely baby:

http://www.unrealaircraft.com/hybrid/pages/dbspit_1.php

With the lot of Burma Spitfires going to flood the market next year, it will only need a DB 605 to get this one in the air.

Whole story here: http://www.unrealaircraft.com/hybrid/spitfire.php

Note: The pilots who were able to fly the DB Spit were very pleased by the performance. Sadly destroyed during bombing of the airfield.

Michael

JDK

Your UT-D in that shot is survivor TB863 at Temora, Australia.

Look what we found under the paint back in 1969.

PeterA

The spit with the DB is one fine looking a/c. I like the lines.

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The Indonesian Air Force Museum has an Oscar and a Sonia in Indonesian markings:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/G ... ta/00.shtm

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Interesting idea... Actually, the French had a Fw-190 in French Air Force markings in the national collection at Le Borget for many years (although I believe it's since been repainted into a Luftwaffe example.) The aircraft was technically an NC900, rather than a true Fw-190, but since it was put together post-war from recycled parts in a Luftwaffe repair facility, I don't see why it shouldn't count.

Also, the center section from one of the A6M zeros captured and evaluated by the British during WWII still exists in its original wartime post-capture markings (at the Imperial War Museum in London). It's really pretty cool to see!



Cheers,
Richard

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