Picture of the day.

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[MIflyer]

LOVE this P-40 production shot I found today! Note the greenish tint of the Plexi.

 

[Greg Boeser]

LOVE this P-40 production shot I found today! Note the greenish tint of the Plexi.

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I like the color of the open panels - a lot more mustard color than zc yellow.

 

[MIflyer]

I like the color of the open panels - a lot more mustard color than zc yellow.

What color would you say is under the rear side view panels? Does not look like OD to me.

I think that picture is reversed?

 

[MIflyer]

 

[MIflyer]

IT IS REVERSED! Here it is the correct way. I thought the baggage compartment was on the Left side. And the data block, too. And that guy in the cockpit is installing the gunsight!

 

[Greg Boeser]

What color would you say is under the rear side view panels? Does not look like OD to me.

I think that picture is reversed?

Agree the picture is reversed. The scallops are OD, but the tint of the plexiglas gives it a bluer hue. Look at the effect on the pant leg of the guy in the cockpit.

 

[Greg Boeser]

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This photo shows the OD of the scallop much better, without the plexiglas distorting the color.

 

[special ed]

The clues that the neg was flopped are the data panel below the cockpit and the guy's names on tool boxes and shop stand. The members are just too fast on the computers.

 

[cammerjeff]

As to the blueish tint to the plexiglass, in modern times our plexiglass comes with a peel able film that is a transparent blue (but darker than what the plexiglass in the picture seems to be) as this is a production site photo is there a possibility that the plexiglass has a protective film over it?

 

[MIflyer]

this is a production site photo is there a possibility that the plexiglass has a protective film over it?

I considered that, but Plexiglas had a brown paper cover on it. I have a piece I bought back around 1990 and it has brown paper. Think thin film protective covers did not did not even exist until at least the 1970's.

 

[tyrodtom]

I saw protective paper, or a film, on plexaglas panels shipped to replace damaged panels in the early 60's.
Seeing as how easy it is to damage plexaglas I doubt that it took them that long to figure out how to protect them before or during installation.

 

[Frog]

 

[GTX]

 

[N4521U]

That's what stress will do to you.

 

[special ed]

My supervisor between 1965 to 1982 had enlisted at 17, went in Normandy just after D-day, fought in the hedgerows and by 19 his hair had turned almost all white. I only saw him in my time with snow white full head of hair. Although I never asked about casualties, the attrition must have been high as he was a 19 year old sergeant at war's end.

 

[syscom3]

A trio of TBD-1s flying low over the water.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Greg Boeser]

A trio of TBD-1s flying low over the water.

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Markings suggest training unit mid-'42 to mid-'43

 

[syscom3]

Markings suggest training unit mid-'42 to mid-'43

Thanks Greg!