Whilst looking up some stuff for a gent in Rodger Freeman's "The Mighty Eighth" ( janes) I remembered these plates which always amazed me. "Assembly ships" goives the Bomb Groups something to focus on when getting into elements / formation. Something distinctly American.
Used to love those as a kid. I remember a profile of a bright pink B17 with coloured spots painted down it. They didn't stray too far from the airfields did they? (Using 'too far' defined as; 'as far as necessary to form up x amount of bombers'... so that could be 'quite a long way couldn't it?)
They look like the product of a recreational drug inspried afternoon , hard to miss , an assult on the optic nerve.
Diversing Just a little but I find this Flying Fortess paintwork fantastic. Polished Aluminium with all the workers names written on the body. Great post James, you need colour schemes that stand out for forming up less experienced pilots. The American Aircraft Factory in ... - Google Book Search The aircraft was called 5 Grand, being the 5000th built at the factory. Regards Tom
I'd like to go across in one of these because of its ability to fly at zero feet: Not WW2 I know but always loved the Tornado and the nose cone paint saves you from having to bull ya boots
