Went to a High School Art Show last night. Something is off in this picture, but I just don't know what...
What's wrong with this picture?
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Went to a High School Art Show last night. Something is off in this picture, but I just don't know what...
special ed
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Could it be no UH-60 Blackhawk in V.N.?
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You are correct sir!
How about this one?
Other than artistic license, what is "off" with this painting?
How about this one?
Other than artistic license, what is "off" with this painting?
SB2C.
Rather the Devastator TBD-1 with the national markings used till May 1942. In June 1942 the red dots from the US Star were removed togheter with the White-Red strips on the rudders. Also the top camo colour should be the Blue Grey but not the Sea Blue. However ... speaking of the SB2C ... the background ones also have incorrect markings and camouflage colour. IMHO that's the post-war USAF one and markings used from 1947. Contrary to that the foreground Helldiver has colours used from January 1943 and the US markings used from August 1943 when the red outline of the US marking introduced in June 1943 was replaced with the blue one. The only kites that wear the correct uniform and markings for the Battle of Midway are the Douglas SBD Dauntless seen above and as the fourth aircraft on the right. So a major mix of markings and camouflage variants.
the pic source: the net.
Yeah, was about to say that. Well done
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Well done gentlemen! Well done.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The ship in the foreground appears to be an oiler or support ship of some kind?
Warspite63
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It's either a Takao-class or Myoko-class. Both had 3 turrets forward with the second one superfiring, with 2 aft. They had a long quarterdeck, which gives the 'nothing aft' look. The aft turrets are the two pale 'blobs' just forward of the bomb splash. The whole image looks a bit compressed in the y-axis.....
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The ships, both type and position, I caulk up to artistic license...the planes? Sacrilege!!!
Warspite63
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Also, the carrier that is not exploding in the upper picture really looks like Akagi ..... except for the fact that Akagi was one of only 2 carriers built with a portside island ....so that image is reversed to make her more 'conventional'
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
..and I think the smoke stack is on the wrong side.
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
The recent dive on USS Yorktown shows wings with the red dot inside the USN roundel on aircraft sunk with the ship. The change to white star inside blue roundel with no red was promulgated in May 42, but crews did not always have the time to attend to fit and finish like this.
The other thing wrong with that pic is that the TBDs are too high. Surviving TBDs would be low, not hundreds of feet above the target.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
They did mention that the wing was most likely stowed in the hangar as a spare part for an F4F.
That could explain the "meatball", since it would not have been updated until it was installed on a Wildcat at some point.
That could explain the "meatball", since it would not have been updated until it was installed on a Wildcat at some point.
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
In Paridon's breakdown of this footage on his own YT channel, he and Jon Parshall note that at least one of the airplanes has both the old and the newer insignia. I'll look it up and time-stamp it later today. IIRC, it was an SBD.
Thumpalumpacus
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I misremembered, Seth makes no mention of it in either video -- but here's a picture of Butch O'Hare and Jimmy Thach in flight, verifying that this was a muddled process at times:
