Olham Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 In a magazine, I read that the Jastas organised their Staffel colors sometimes on dubious ways. While they got the standard camouflage colors from the army supply, it was said that the Staffel marking colors were non-standard colors, and often of very varying quality. Does anyone know passages from books, or other sources, for this field of research? Quote
JFM Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 Richthofen sent his Werkmeister Holzapfel out on errands in rear areas to find red paint. For these flights he had a blank authorization form signed by Richthofen because his search was as random as the trail he followed--who knew where he would find what was required? Thus red was procured from a variety of sources, including captured Allied red dope, and the exact color and shade of red varied widely. Regarding the Dr.I, "the triplane used a linseed oil protective varnish finish, [and] ordinary oil paint, suitably thinned, could be used without causing any interaction with the cellulose dope." (A. Imrie, The Fokker Triplane, 1992, p. 81.) Quote
Olham Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 Hmm - looks like I have to give up my idea, that there were pre-RLM colours already produced and delivered for these purposes. Quote
carrick58 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 It appears that on a battle Field that They FIND things including Paint Colors. Quote
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