Re: Soviet naval aircraft type
 

The most common answer is that people are interested in the details because they are required for modelling. More generally however, the history of the camouflage and the markings of aircraft are as much a part of history as the armament and use of the aircraft, and of considerable interest in themselves.

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I appreciate this site is more about history, but the 'details' are a modeller's perspective, to whom these details are important.
Interestingly many historian's are also modeller's,or at least interested in the modelling aspects, for example, John Beaman who posts here wrote modeller's guides back in the 1970's (Calling All Spitfires, Last of the Eagles, late mark Bf109's) and I see other writers posting on Britmodeller and Hyperscale, eg Dana Bell, Jim Maas, Chris Thomas.
Denes Bernad, whose posting in this thread, is one of the author's on Hungarian Fighter Colours. (Excellent books)

In Robert Mikesh (of the Smithsonian) book, Restoring Museum Aircraft, he makes the point that the people to ask about details of the correct camouflage and markings are modeller's!

In this case, the details of VVS camouflage and markings have been a controversial area due to misinformation and incorrect information being published.
see - http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=1071.0
and - http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=1351.0

Graham makes a similar point, and knowing these details can be useful for a historian by possibly giving a date, place and unit to a photograph from this information.

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Graham

I understand and I take note of your comments , thanks again

Re: Soviet naval aircraft type
 

Thanks, Troy, for your nice words regaridng the Hungarian Fighter Colours books. Indeed, camouflage and markings are integral part of aviation history, just as important as armament, for example, as Graham rightly pointed out.

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Originally Posted by Troy Smith : " Denes Bernad, whose posting in this thread, is one of the author's on Hungarian Fighter Colours. (Excellent books) "
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Graham

My post was misunderstood and if you will take the time you will see what I was talking about .
Other than that everyone is entitled to have ,express and stick to his opinions, be a modeller , understand
or not the WWII Aviation history or you name it, and so do I .

PS : Troy, I see u're a new on here and yet you already campaign for a Romanian Hungarian book's author
which is fine, though this was little or not at all associated with this topic and had nothing to do with my posted
photos and remark ,period.