The report and colours you quoted in the #37 seem to be about the another Cr.42 coded 16-85 ( MM6976). The info form here ...
A Re-Evaluation of Regia Aeronautica Camouflage 1940 by Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman
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According to Waldis and De Bortoli, this aircraft belonged to Sargente Pietro Slavadori, who, on 11 November 1940 became disoriented in fog, ran out of fuel and landed at Orfordness. Could poor Sargente Salavadori have crashed twice on the same day, for different reasons, in two differently camouflaged aircraft with identical markings? I strongly doubt it. It is also extremly unlikely that Sargente Salvadori had differently camouflaged aircraft with the same serial number on 29 October and 11 November.
At this point, who or what was I to believe. I contacted one of the authors of the Jagdwaffe volume. He has in his possession copies of the RAF's Crashed Enemy Aircraft Reports. Serendipity comes into play yet again. He had a copy of document A.I.1.(g), Crashed Enemy Aircraft Report Serial No. 25, dated 14 November 1940, No. 3/154.
This report is about a CR 42, serial number MM5701, coded 13-95 - the aircraft of Sargete Pietro Salvadori. The aircraft, as described in the report, was said to have greenish-yellow blotches. The underside was said to be silver. The face of the prop blade was pale blue and black on the back. The Gruppo badge on the fuselage was described as having a blue background. A separate interrogation report regarding Sargente Salvatori reveals that his oil line did break, causing him to land. ..."
A Re-Evaluation of Regia Aeronautica Camouflage 1940 by Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman
"...
According to Waldis and De Bortoli, this aircraft belonged to Sargente Pietro Slavadori, who, on 11 November 1940 became disoriented in fog, ran out of fuel and landed at Orfordness. Could poor Sargente Salavadori have crashed twice on the same day, for different reasons, in two differently camouflaged aircraft with identical markings? I strongly doubt it. It is also extremly unlikely that Sargente Salvadori had differently camouflaged aircraft with the same serial number on 29 October and 11 November.
At this point, who or what was I to believe. I contacted one of the authors of the Jagdwaffe volume. He has in his possession copies of the RAF's Crashed Enemy Aircraft Reports. Serendipity comes into play yet again. He had a copy of document A.I.1.(g), Crashed Enemy Aircraft Report Serial No. 25, dated 14 November 1940, No. 3/154.
This report is about a CR 42, serial number MM5701, coded 13-95 - the aircraft of Sargete Pietro Salvadori. The aircraft, as described in the report, was said to have greenish-yellow blotches. The underside was said to be silver. The face of the prop blade was pale blue and black on the back. The Gruppo badge on the fuselage was described as having a blue background. A separate interrogation report regarding Sargente Salvatori reveals that his oil line did break, causing him to land. ..."
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