Tom Cheek's wildcat

[Skywalker Jin]

Hello there
Based on the text from IPMS Stockholm, it seems that Tom Cheek used a red-colored wildcat cockpit

An interesting thing is that Tom Cheek, the famous pilot of the VF-42 at USS Yorktown at the time of the Battle of Midway reportedly said that he had his cockpit painted red to keep him alert!

Interior Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45, Part III

by Martin Waligorski Photos courtesy of US Navy, Library of Congress, US Air Force This is the third and last part in the reference series about interior finishes of US-produced aircraft of …

www.ipmsstockholm.se

But no more evidence could prove that (his oral interview hadn't mentioned at all)

The Pilot: Commander Tom Cheek

So was it a rumor or truly existed fact?