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Re: German Prop Colour?
In "Luftwaffe Colours 1935-1945" by Michael Ullmann, the author has 1 1/2 columns on the painting of metal propellers, from LDv 521/3 (1937 Edition with amendments 1-3), on page 247. So, applying paint to the propellers was NOT a casual affair, as Graham noted earlier.
On page 53 there is a photo of an early 109E with the comment "It is clear that the spinner and the propeller blades were painted in RLM 70 in accordance with the regulations (see page 247)."
On page 71 there is a photo of probably a 109 G-14 (wooden props) with the comment "... gives a good view of the different colours of the propeller blades (RLM 70) and the black spinner."
It would seem to be common sense to use the same colour for all prop blades. And Michael Ullmann would seem to be pretty knowledgeable on the subject of aircraft colours.
Hope this helps, dogsbodymk1
George
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