Philippe, et al,
Further to my previous post:
Actually, it’s no colour; well German that is. I suspect what you are seeing is an attempt, possibly by the RAF, to make 86 presentable for display in Hyde Park? The reason why I say this, if you study the markings on 86, the original ones were painted over by the RAF with roundels, most likely on the continent. Then, sometime later, maybe in England, the roundels were been painted over and representative German national markings were applied. As can be seen on the fuselage of 86, I suspect some effort was made to match the original German colours.
Both 76 and 86 came to Canada more or less wearing their original camouflage. When the national aviation museum, god bless them, repainted 76, they did it as a complete unit. Consequently, and lucky for us, the area covered by the engine pod wasn’t touched and the original camouflage is still present. (See attached images)
If you can, Phillipe, head to Aero Vintage’s work shop to study the wing before they strip it.
As a side note, my observations of 86 prove that the upper wing surface was not painted in two colours as per the official guide.
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?i...20076209gj.jpg
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?i...20076110qq.jpg
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5048/app00001jw2.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9497/app0002vz2.jpg
Stephen