P-38 Colours in the Middle East

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

From the now old Kookaburra book, Reference is made as follows on page 24-
P38 Lightnings destined for North Africa
were re-sprayed at modification centres [in the USA ?], dusty pink upper and azure blue undersurfaces.
Some lightnings flown to North Africa for evaluation [ from the USA?] there carried British type light stone upper and azure blue undersurfaces.
Later aircraft were painted in a light brown shade( which can be reproduced by mixing 1 part watercolour venetian red with 2 parts yellow ochre) with undersurfaces of neutral grey [ again from the USA?].
Lightnings transferred from Europe normally still carried their original colours.

So to me that says that P-38s from the USA direct to North Africa had this pink camouflage, or light stone [for evaluation] while later deliveries [from the USA ?] had a light brown colour.

Is all in the Kookaburra book been found to be correct after all these years ? and is there any photograpic proof of these colours on P38's ? especially the pink ones ?
comments in brackets [ ] are mine.
Thanks,
Alex

[brewerjerry]

Hi Alex
Is this of any interest ?
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/i.../?fromsearch=1
cheers
jerry

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

Thank you Jerry for the link, no responce on Scott's temp "armyairforces.com" as yet.

Alex