How useful was this camouflage?

[João Yazalde]

I'd be afraid to fly in a plane painted like this, because no matter where I fly, I'm going to stand out like a tomato among eggs. I understand that a green camouflage will help you go unnoticed over vegetation, but wouldn't a camouflage like this make a contrasting difference?

 

[GTX]

Camouflage isn't just for use against terrestrial backgrounds...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I'd be afraid to fly in a plane painted like this, because no matter where I fly, I'm going to stand out like a tomato among eggs. I understand that a green camouflage will help you go unnoticed over vegetation, but wouldn't a camouflage like this make a contrasting difference?
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Actually grey has been proven to be a very good camouflage. It helps you blend better with horizon and the clouds.

Why do you think most modern AF paint their aircraft some form of grey today rather than green or camouflage? In the army we even painted some of our aircraft grey because we found it was better. I took these pics in Iraq for instance. See how the AH-64 is painted grey not green or traditional camouflage.

 

[fubar57]

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[Wurger]

Actually grey has been proven to be a very good camouflage. It helps you blend better with horizon and the clouds.

Why do you think most modern AF paint their aircraft some form of grey today rather than green or camouflage? In the army we even painted some of our aircraft grey because we found it was better. I took these pics in Iraq for instance. See how the AH-64 is painted grey not green or traditional camouflage.

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Even soviets changed the "green" camouflage used at the beginning of the WW2 into the "greyish" one for the later period.

the pic source: the net.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Even soviets changed the "green" camouflage used at the beginning of the WW2 into the "greyish" one for the later period.

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It’s really neat how much the grey works. When you think about it though its pretty common sense really.

 

[pbehn]

Daft question, is it a night fighter?

 

[João Yazalde]

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I will analyze this in detail. I will only say that I had already seen gray fighters, bombers and helicopters, but not with such a high tonality that almost looks like Black.

 

[Wurger]

Daft question, is it a night fighter?

Do you mean the Bf 109G-6/R6 Trop 'White 9' flown by Oberleutnant Emil Clade, Staffelkapitän of 7/JG 27, Brindisi-Casale (Italy), July 1943?

 

[fubar57]

The fighter you posted is in standard RLM74/75

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6

 

[pbehn]

Do you mean the Bf 109G-6/R6 Trop 'White 9' flown by Oberleutnant Emil Clade, Staffelkapitän of 7/JG 27, Brindisi-Casale (Italy), July 1943?

That was my question, the OP doesnt say. Thanks.

 

[Wurger]

I see.

 

[Wurger]

The fighter you posted is in standard RLM74/75

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6

Yes she was. Actually she wasn't as dark as it can be seen in the pic above. Just a matter of taking a picture and the light conditions.

 

[João Yazalde]

The fighter you posted is in standard RLM74/75

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6

yes

 

[Dana Bell]

Perhaps it was useful, but I really can't see it....

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The F-4s and F-16s at Carswell were largely dark grey, with light grey noses. Our -52s and -135s were dark OD/almost black all around.

Pics pulled from the internet, and likely not our actual planes -- but representative of the paint schemes all the same.

 

[Wurger]

And two shots more found via the net ...

 

[João Yazalde]

 

[João Yazalde]

But I feel that this model did exaggerate. It couldn't survive the day, only the night. Although I have always believed that the color does not matter so much in the dark.