Airfix 1/48 Spitfire MK.XIV (PR.19 conversion)

Sorry above message should read: Talked to Jim Lacey many times about his aircraft. It was green/brown, and he had the white bands on the wings, tailplanes and fin over-painted in the camo colours.

aviationart said:

Sorry above message should read: Talked to Jim Lacey many times about his aircraft. It was green/brown, and he had the white bands on the wings, tailplanes and fin over-painted in the camo colours.

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New about the camo, didn't know about the white issue as to whether it was there or not at some point...

The white theatre ID bands didn't appear until 1945, by which time the re-painting in Dark Earth had ceased, as operations had moved from the 'jungle' areas, and it was thought the effort not worthwhile. When I asked James about his aircraft, back in 1982 or '83, he said that the bands weren't on the Dark Green/Dark Earth Spit, which, at that period, they wouldn't be.
Those aircraft (Spit VIII and XIV and Hurricanes) still in green/earth when the bands were introduced had them added, and they were also applied to aircraft coming from the MUs in India which retained the green/grey Temperate scheme.

Interesting conversion. Nice work.