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805 Sqdn Wildcats in the desert - Color?
Hi;
I'm getting ready to apply a splash of paint to a Wildcat to appear in the colors of 805 Sqdn RN in the Western Desert, and I''m trying to figure out exactly WHAT color(s) it is in? Some sources claim that they were in Azure overall, but was Azure available that early in the war (summer 1941.) Another possibility would be that these aircraft, on their way to Greece, were left in their delivery color (light gray??) and just had British markings applied? I've also seen the suggestion put forth that they were in midstone uppers/azure lowers, which would be very low contrast (Shores' "Fighters Over the Desert" has one picture that certainly APPEARS to be in this combination) but again, were these colors available this early in the war?
Also, these WERE Royal Navy aircraft, and would certainly have appeared in Naval colors.....
Paul
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