Captured Fiat G 50
CAPTURED AIRCRAFT - ODD PHOTOS
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Captured Fiat G 50
fubar57
General
Beauty Jim. Added to the "Captured" folder. Of course now you have forced me to seek out a 1/48 kit and of course they are not cheap. Any mention of colors. Right now I'm seeing Very Light Grey, Light Gray, Medium Grey, Dunkelgrau and Dark gray
The caption was in Italian
fubar57
General
Wunderbar, added as well. Not that I'll ever get around to doing it but I'm guessing Italian colors
buffnut453
Captain
It doesn't look like a standard camo pattern so it could be a local repaint in any number of colours. For example, the lighter shade on the fuselage is tonally similar to the red of the fuselage roundel while the undersides could be yellow. We're in the realm of pure speculation unless there is a first-hand account of the colours applied.
If I had to guess Geo I would say it was a total British paint job. Almost like they were gonna enter it in a race!
buffnut453
Captain
Here's another view of the Fiat:
According to this website, it wore South African Air Force markings.
Note the darker tone of the cowling front and spinner on this pic compared to Capt Vick's original. Assuming this image was taken using orthochromatic film, that would suggest red for the spinner and cowling (note how the "red" (strictly speaking orange for SAAF aircraft) of the underwing roundel is also dark in this image).
According to this website, it wore South African Air Force markings.
Note the darker tone of the cowling front and spinner on this pic compared to Capt Vick's original. Assuming this image was taken using orthochromatic film, that would suggest red for the spinner and cowling (note how the "red" (strictly speaking orange for SAAF aircraft) of the underwing roundel is also dark in this image).
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I didn't think the Sea Fury went into service until after WW2?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Interesting shot of a Duxford-based Sea Fury. Looks like perhaps it was 'standing in' for a FW-190 for a movie or TV role. Do we know the date of the pic?
It's either from a number of years ago, or very recently, just judging by the T-33 in the background, and I'm guessing it's pre-1990 ish.
It's either from a number of years ago, or very recently, just judging by the T-33 in the background, and I'm guessing it's pre-1990 ish.
I know it's silly, but I'm getting a strange Stuka vibe from that paint job. Weird.
Was thinking the same Dogsbody, I suspected it was Duxford
I agree Jim, definitely bomber colours, yet with a Jg300 tail band ?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
When I first saw the pic, without studying it, I thought it was a mock-up Stuka.
Quick search turned up this
The World's Best Photos of fb10 and seafury - Flickr Hive Mi Mind
Pic no 32 from 1994 it says
The World's Best Photos of fb10 and seafury - Flickr Hive Mi Mind
Pic no 32 from 1994 it says
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Ah, 1994. Thought it might have been a touch earlier, before the American Museum was built, due to that T-33. But now I remember there was an airworthy one around about then.
