18.05.2008, 02:16
Good point Murph, oilskin would be the material of the day.
The one and only colour photo I've got shows the material as a very light neutral gray as you can see. Can you get oilskin in light gray? The submariners of the Kreigsmarine wore light grey rubberised wet weather gear, very similar. The black and white luminosity levels compared to the known chromium/dark green of the metalwork would corroborate that IMHO. That would be my guess but there is next to no reference available to confirm one way or the other unless someone could enlighten us with specific documents.
I wonder how many ground crew of the day would have been able to put us straight in a flash?
Cheers,
Taurus.
The one and only colour photo I've got shows the material as a very light neutral gray as you can see. Can you get oilskin in light gray? The submariners of the Kreigsmarine wore light grey rubberised wet weather gear, very similar. The black and white luminosity levels compared to the known chromium/dark green of the metalwork would corroborate that IMHO. That would be my guess but there is next to no reference available to confirm one way or the other unless someone could enlighten us with specific documents.
I wonder how many ground crew of the day would have been able to put us straight in a flash?
Cheers,
Taurus.