Help!! True Color of this P-51

[GermansRGeniuses]

Miss Velma looks a LOT like "Miss Marilyn II," which I might build, although "Big Beautiful Doll" is a more likely choice...

 

[Erich]

Frank has mentioned that the camo was used in 44 and then replaced by the old natural aluminum. sharp a/c they were in his squadron

here is his with 1 kill on the canopy trim in March of 45.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

actually i've checked and that's the correct paint scheme........................

 

[cheddar cheese]

What the blue?

 

[Erich]

actually this is the scheme used on the D's with the Normandie stripes before the swept back yellow colour to the canopy in the 361st.

Nick King provides another profile

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the aircraft is a P-51D allocated to the 375th fighter squadron, 361st fighter group, 8th air force as you have correctly identified, and that is the correct piant scheme, i'll bring in the book in which i have the picture to verify to CC that it's correct, then he can back me up, that's the only way i can prove it........................

 

[MichaelHenley]

I thought that I'd seen the blue colour scheme before... Its on one of the books I got for my birthday!

 

[Erich]

not on any of the yellowjackets birds you haven't and I can asure you no P-51 from the 8th AF ever had blue uppers for camo nor any 354th fg mustang from the 9th af either

Erich ~

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but i can assure you this one did...................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Must have been great, the enemy pilots would be too busy being sick to actually shoot it

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i like that shade of blue though.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Me too, but it doesnt go with the silver, and the way it's used has murdered it.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but now you've seen the book you can verify that it's the correct paint scheme??

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes, I can verify it. There was an airforce that did actually use that paint scheme for the Mustang.