02.03.2009, 06:17
Actually, the colored noses and rudders pre-date the first encounter with P-51s and the VnVV (the Bulgarian AF). :wink:
The G2's of 3rd orlyak were painted in such a way to distinguish the different orlyaks (squadrons) in flight and the colors chosen were those of the national flag - white, green, red. Only the staff yato of four aircraft had bright yellow markings ("duck yellow" in archive documents, obviously lighter than the RLM02 in photos). As the war progressed and losses mounted a simpler camo was adopted, with RLM02 wingtips and radiator, and various blotches over the original German split-camo patters (usually white dots or green spirals, like on the Mc202). I've given a more detailed explanation in the ReadMe. But just to note, yes, the skinpack is largely historical, within the reasonable scale of mistakes when working with B&W photographs.
The G2's of 3rd orlyak were painted in such a way to distinguish the different orlyaks (squadrons) in flight and the colors chosen were those of the national flag - white, green, red. Only the staff yato of four aircraft had bright yellow markings ("duck yellow" in archive documents, obviously lighter than the RLM02 in photos). As the war progressed and losses mounted a simpler camo was adopted, with RLM02 wingtips and radiator, and various blotches over the original German split-camo patters (usually white dots or green spirals, like on the Mc202). I've given a more detailed explanation in the ReadMe. But just to note, yes, the skinpack is largely historical, within the reasonable scale of mistakes when working with B&W photographs.