**** DONE: GB-62 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IXc - Spitfires

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Finished of painting most of the tiny decals , gota do the leaf once the white dries properly , so far so good .
What colour does everyone think the leaf should be ? that many different opinions over the net.
 

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Not sure if this is much help but it's your aircraft with JJ in front and looking at the maple leaf, assuming this is what your referring to, I would say it is not dark enough in monochrome to be black, and being from a Canadian squadron, I would say it is in red. JJ by the way was the Air Comm when I was in Aden 1963-65.


 
This is from another site...

A Canadian Maple leaf on a white circular background was carried on both sides of the fuselage under the windscreen. Its colour has been a matter of some controversy. In his memories, Johnson stated that the the leaf on his aircraft was green. However, all the Canadian squadrons of the Kenley wing had this national symbol painted in red. Was green the conscious decision on the part of Johnnie to underline his British origin, or did the memory fail him on this rather small detail? Perhaps we will never know.
 
I do remember a lot of discussions over whether the leaf is green or red. I chose red on my depiction based on what I understood to be respected sources at the time.
 
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