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I would love to find out more about the aircraft in Post #277. Unless its been colourized, there's a lot going on with the camouflage
I'd wager a "WW" (War Weary) formation plane for a bomb group. Also notice all of the guns have been removed as well. That would make me guess a formation a/c.
 
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I think Chris Goss was right. This "plastic coating" was a black rubberised substance that was sprayed on, manufactured by a company called Plastiphane. It had nothing to do with shrink-wrap.

After googling 'Eronol' and 'Plastiphane' I learned that "...the first substance used was called Eronol. This was a very 'bitchumen' [sic] black application that was sprayed on, and was later considered both labour intensive and dangerous due to it needing to be removed by hand, using paraffin!! Later (from 1944 onward) the contract was given to the Plastiphane Co. who devised a solution that was more hard-wearing, easier to apply and remove, and was protective in a wide range of climate conditions...".


It took about 54 gallons of "Plastiphane" to coat a P-51.
 
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