**** DONE: 1/48 Arado Ar-196-A - Jet/Recon/Transport GB

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However these pictures don't show the white spinner. The last shot here shows it was of red colour rather or it was of the camo one.







 
Paul, I would like to make a focus on the first profile in the post #181. Its caption is missleading toatlly. The Polish one says it's T3+CK while the English one tells us it's T3+BL. But the code on the Arado is T3+LK.

According to info I found via the net these Ar-196s were of Bismarck. ..

Werk.No.052, markings T3+IH Pilot: Unteroffizier Ernst Lange. Observer: Leutenant Günter Lademann.
Werk.No.110, markings T3+AK Pilot: Feldwebel Oskar Andersen. Observer: Leutenant zur See Rolf Hambruch.
Werk.No.123, markings T3+DL Pilot: Feldwebel Josef Kempfle. Observer: Oberleutenant Siegfried Mühling.
Werk.No.150, markings T3+MK Pilot: Feldwebel Werner Seeliger. Observer: Leutenant Martin Lange.

Arados T3 + IH, T3 + AK, and T3 + DL were of the A-2 type, while T3 + MK was an A-3.
 
Yep... all that sacks. There are still doubts of these codes for Bismarck Arados. I have to dig deeper.
 
Here is the Ar-196 coced T3+IH. the pic source: Arado Ar-196,Waffen-Arsenal book no.126. As you may notice it was the A-2 variant ( no spinner ). No farther info on the T3+BK.



And the same shot found via the net...

 
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In one book about German sea planes I found the these Arados T3 + IH, T3 + AK, T3 + DL, T3 + MK were of 5./Bordfliegerstaffer 196 delivered in March 1941 for training flights only. All of these were either A-3 or A-4 variants. These initial Ar-196s were A-2 and A-3(4) types. An interesting thing is that these first Arados A-2 were coded T3+IH, T3+LK and T3+M(J?) that is said to be of A-3(4) variant according to the book.
 
Very slick Paul and great info exchanges going on. I seem to recall that when Cameron did his Bismarck dive, he found one of the Arados in the hangar. I wonder if there are any pics that might show the codes.
 
It's looking good Paul. The colours look a bit pale and greyish, compared to all artwork and photos I've seen, but it could be the lighting - plus, I don't think I've actually seen the colours for 'real' anyway!
 
Paul, you're getting a real nice build out of this one, as usual.
I just hope you can get your details sorted so you can get the result you want.
 
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