WW 2 Axis Color !

[Wayne Little]

I believe thats Pip's Priller next to his 109!

Sorry TT it's Oblt. Walter Horten, Geschwader Technical Officer in Stab/JG 26.

 

[ThunderThud]

Thanks for the correction mate!

 

[Wayne Little]

You're welcome!

 

[Célérité]

Some Japanese to change...

Kawasaki Ki-61:

 

[Wayne Little]

The Ki-61 images are colourized B/W photo's rather than colour shots.....but nice just the same!

From a pictorial history of the 244th Fighter Sentai.

 

[Airframes]

As my knowledge of WW2 Japanese aircraft is on a par with my knowledge of particle physics, I found the pics very interesting, thanks Celerite.
I think you might find, though Wayne, that these are prints from original reversal film, made direct, without the use of an interneg, I would guess from Sakura colour transparency film or similar. (possibly even Kodachrome 25 from the period.) A look at the tonal rendition of any B&W versions of the same shots could possibly confirm this, but don't take this as gospel, it's just my feeling. Terry.

 

[109ROAMING]

Man nice photos Celerite

 

[ThunderThud]

Cool pics thanks

 

[Wayne Little]

As my knowledge of WW2 Japanese aircraft is on a par with my knowledge of particle physics, I found the pics very interesting, thanks Celerite.
I think you might find, though Wayne, that these are prints from original reversal film, made direct, without the use of an interneg, I would guess from Sakura colour transparency film or similar. (possibly even Kodachrome 25 from the period.) A look at the tonal rendition of any B&W versions of the same shots could possibly confirm this, but don't take this as gospel, it's just my feeling. Terry.

Hey Terry, here is the B&W shot, sorry it went across 2 pages..... and I scanned the original colourized shot with notes....

Source : A Pictorial History of the 244th Sentai, Tokyo's Defenders. by Takashi Sakurai

 

[Shinpachi]

Yes. There were very few color photographs by the Japanese until 1948 when massproduction of color film started.

 

[Airframes]

I stand corrected! Can't read the Japanese text, but it would be interesting to know which way it was done, as the result is very similar to the process I described. During my time with the 'Big Yellow Box', I had a go at colourisation with the old Eastman colour kit, discontinued in the early '50's, and the above results are much more realistic compared to that!
Very interesting.

 

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FW189

 

[Wayne Little]

8)

 

[ThunderThud]

Nice Pic V2, I have a 1/48th scale model of that plane.One day before I'm dead I hope to get to it!

 

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[thewritingwriter89]

Great pics. Haven't seen many of those before

 

[Trebor]

this is interesting...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGAHjsUsuj4

 

[Wildcat]

Some more great pics from google/Life images.

 

[Gnomey]

Those are fantastic, LIFE has a really good gallery. Shame to see all those aircraft like that though

 

[Wayne Little]

Fantastic pics!8)