WW2 "Allies" color!

[vikingBerserker]

NICE!

 

[Wayne Little]

Great pics...

 

[Bernhart]

interesting scheme on the british b-17 any idea what theatre?

 

[Catch22]

interesting scheme on the british b-17 any idea what theatre?

It's still an American plane, but with the fin flash I'd have to say North African maybe?

 

[phas3e]

B-17E 41-9141 flew with the 8th AF in England.
It was part of an order for the RAF which was held by the USAAF after Pearl Harbour and possibly saw service with 97th BG
It features the scheme devised for RAF Fortress' on missions to Norway

Information from Model aircraft monthly Vol 6 issue 8

 

[Jarda Rankl]

These shots in colour are of the 312th (Czechoslovak) fighter squadron and were taken at the Harrowbeer airbase, north of the port of Plymouth (Devonshire). Some of the best pilots of the 312th squadron were awarded with decorations and medals during this parade. The pictured aircraft are Spitfires Mk.Vb and Vc.8)

 

[michaelmaltby]

Very nice, Jarda. Thanks.

MM
Proud Canadian

 

[michaelmaltby]

The P-39 series is really great. Those birds DID work. Seems well-designed for servicing.

MM
Proud Canadian

 

[v2]

Pilots of 257 (Burma) Squadron RAF:

 

[Wayne Little]

Excellent!

 

[Bernhart]

on the b 17 would that be costal command then?

 

[otftch]

Any info on the striped P-39 ?
Ed

 

[Airframes]

The pic of the B17 is not a Coastal Command scheme, which was Gret/White. It's in a camouflage scheme destined for the RAF, but never used, as it was presumably transferred to the USAAC as mentioned. The few B17Es with the RAF were with Coastal Command, in the scheme mentioned above, whereas the (equivalent colours) of darl green, dark earth and Azure had been used on the 90 sqn B17Cs, the remaining few then being transferred to coastal Command and re-painted.

 

[Bernhart]

thanks for the info. would be an interesting scheme
to paint

 

[Gnomey]

Nice one!

 

[bananapup]

This is a picture V2 posted.....

As a former news photographer I found it facinating so I cleaned up a copy for myself.

Thought I'd share it in case anyone else likes it as much as I do.

 

[N4521U]

Looking back at the poster of the Sullivan brothers. They talked there way into serving together on the same ship, I don't think there were any regs regarding this at the time. The ship was sunk and all the brothers perished. There are regs in place now regarding the stationing of siblings at the same duty stations now. I am not sure the type, there was a ship named after them the USS The Sullivans.

 

[Alexfly]

Some pictures taken in Comiso.
Alex

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Wow. Haven't seen those before, very cool Alex!

 

[Alexfly]

Wow. Haven't seen those before, very cool Alex!

You could not. These were taken by my father in 1940 just before the war was starting. Unfortunately many colour slides were lost. B&W are for sure much more.