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**wonwinglo** · 05-04-2005

Curtiss Kittyhawk,Desert air force colourscheme

The Desert camouflage was introduced in 1941 for fighter aircraft stationed in the Middle East.The upper surfaces normally represented with the dark green was replaced with a mid stone finish and the dark earth retained as part of the overall camouflage effect.The undersurfaces were finished in azure blue,some of the fighters used a black distemper finish beneath the port wing which could be easily removed as required.
Another feature of Middle East fighters was a portion of the upper tailplane or elevators to be painted white.

05-04-2005	#23 (permalink)
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 17,British Desert air force 1941-42 Curtiss Kittyhawk,Desert air force colourscheme The Desert camouflage was introduced in 1941 for fighter aircraft stationed in the Middle East.The upper surfaces normally represented with the dark green was replaced with a mid stone finish and the dark earth retained as part of the overall camouflage effect.The undersurfaces were finished in azure blue,some of the fighters used a black distemper finish beneath the port wing which could be easily removed as required. Another feature of Middle East fighters was a portion of the upper tailplane or elevators to be painted white. __________________ '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/ Last edited by wonwinglo; 09-04-2005 at 03:10..