Camouflage of Koga's Zero (2 Viewers)

[Skywalker Jin]

Hello there, this is Skywalker.
I'm planning to make a 1/48 Zero(Type 21) and its status will be "Captured by the US"
What confuses me is that there seems to be two types of national insignia on this plane,was it repainted?

source:https://www.history.navy.mil/conten...ero0/captured-a6m2-zero-in-u-s--markings.html
description:The Japanese Zero recovered on Akutan Island in the Aleutians, where it crashed in June 1942, pictured repainted in U.S. markings at Naval Air Station (NAS) San Diego, California. The first example of the vaunted airplane captured by the Allies, it provided valuable information about the flying characteristics of the airplane that informed U.S. pilots.

source:Battle of Midway RoundTable

They shared THE SAME name: Koga's Zero
I suspect that the US firstly washed the Zero's original paint and then repainted it with Blue gray over Light Grey but it's just my guess.
And what about the stencils? Will they replaced by US or remained its Japanese one?

 

[Wurger]

The Zero was damaged when captured. It was repaired in 1942 and painted with the navy grey colours. Then she got trials with the c/n 4593 at the end of the 1942. And these pic of her were taken during the years. As you may notice the orginal japanese camo and stencilig either were overpainted or had been removed fully before the new colours applying. However it can be noticed that there were small inscription at the fin and rudder and the rear fuselage sides. The one on the fin sides was "NAVY 4593" while the ones on the rudder "45-93". The ones on the fuselage "LIFT HERE". Also it can be noticed there there weren't any other stencils on the plane.

the pic source: the net.

The images without the livery just the NMF only were taken in 1944. Following its tests by the Navy in San Diego in 1942 , the Zero was transferred from Naval Air Station North Island to Anacostia Naval Air Station in 1943 (becoming TAIC 1). In 1944, it was recalled to North Island for use as a training plane for rookie pilots being sent to the Pacific. At that time she got the large inscription on the fin "TAIC 1" instead of the "NAVY 4593".Also it seems that the one on the rudder was changed too and was "TAIC-1" painted ( or something like that ) with a smaller font.

 

[Skywalker Jin]

The Zero was damaged when captured. It was repaired in 1942 and painted with the navy grey colours. Then she got trials with the c/n 4593 at the end of the 1942. And these pic of her were taken during the years. As you may notice the orginal japanese camo and stencilig either were overpainted or had been removed fully before the new colours applying. However it can be noticed that there were small inscription at the fin and rudder and the rear fuselage sides. The one on the fin sides was "NAVY 4593" while the ones on the rudder "45-93". The ones on the fuselage "LIFT HERE". Also it can be noticed there there weren't any other stencils on the plane.

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The images without the livery just the NMF only were taken in 1944. Following its tests by the Navy in San Diego in 1942 , the Zero was transferred from Naval Air Station North Island to Anacostia Naval Air Station in 1943 (becoming TAIC 1). In 1944, it was recalled to North Island for use as a training plane for rookie pilots being sent to the Pacific. At that time she got the large inscription on the fin "TAIC 1" instead of the "NAVY 4593".Also it seems that the one on the rudder was changed too and was "TAIC-1" painted ( or something like that ) with a smaller font.

Great. This provides me another "camouflage" of this Zero.

 

[Wurger]

Great. This provides me another "camouflage" of this Zero.

And here is a shot of the port side. Additionally I have had a close up view on the tail inscriptions and I think the one on the rudder could be TAIC-1 but not the "45-93"

 

[Skywalker Jin]

And here is a shot of the port side. Additionally I have had a close up view on the tail inscriptions and I think the one on the rudder could be TAIC-1 but not the "45-93"

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The captured Zero really offers me a chance to make a Japanese plane without those ugly red dots and that's why I am researching this.

 

[Wurger]

The captured Zero really offers me a chance to make a Japanese plane without those ugly red dots and that's why I am researching this.

OK. Grasped.

 

[Skywalker Jin]

OK. Grasped.

And about the FW-190, I shot pictures of the bird called "Wurger"(Or shrike) for color reference
Like this

 

[Jadera]

OK. Grasped.

Wait Wurger why are you called Wurger?