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**wonwinglo** · 30-03-2005

American Navy colours Douglas Dauntless April-December 1942.(lower)
Grumman Wildcat December 1941-March 1942.(upper)

In December 1941.aeroplanes of the U.S.Navy were mostly painted in a greyish-green on the upper surfaces and were doped pale grey underneath,there were as usual exceptions to this rule and some were painted pale grey overall,U.S.Navy aircraft operating in the Pacific byt the close of 1942 were the Grumman F4F-3 and F4F-4 fighters,the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers,Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo-bomber,the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PBY2Y Coronado flying boats and the Martin PBM Mariner flying boat in addition to the many catapult seaplanes and other reconnaisance aircraft.
The primary training aeroplanes of the U.S.Navy serving in 1941 and 1942 were painted in a chrome yellow colourscheme overall,the advanced trainers featured silver fuselages and chrome yellow wings and tail.The transport fleets were finished in a silver finish usually represented by the natural aluminium finish.
The lower ilustration above show the change after the attacks on Pearl Harbour whereby the red was removed from all National markings carried on all U.S aircraft.

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wonwinglo Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery Posts: 5,610 Images: 49	The Scale-Models guide to aircraft markings-Part 12,U.S.Navy 1941-42 American Navy colours Douglas Dauntless April-December 1942.(lower) Grumman Wildcat December 1941-March 1942.(upper) In December 1941.aeroplanes of the U.S.Navy were mostly painted in a greyish-green on the upper surfaces and were doped pale grey underneath,there were as usual exceptions to this rule and some were painted pale grey overall,U.S.Navy aircraft operating in the Pacific byt the close of 1942 were the Grumman F4F-3 and F4F-4 fighters,the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers,Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo-bomber,the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PBY2Y Coronado flying boats and the Martin PBM Mariner flying boat in addition to the many catapult seaplanes and other reconnaisance aircraft. The primary training aeroplanes of the U.S.Navy serving in 1941 and 1942 were painted in a chrome yellow colourscheme overall,the advanced trainers featured silver fuselages and chrome yellow wings and tail.The transport fleets were finished in a silver finish usually represented by the natural aluminium finish. The lower ilustration above show the change after the attacks on Pearl Harbour whereby the red was removed from all National markings carried on all U.S aircraft. __________________ 'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !' www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/