Milviz F-15 Desert Storm camo???

I don't recall the USAF using such a paint scheme during Desert Storm.

Here is a photo taken of F-15E's sitting on the ramp during Desert Storm.

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What it shows was the earlier darker paint scheme used during that era. This was intended to hide the jet better at night when it was intended to fly its missions. Later, the USAF decided to adopt a singular lighter gray paint scheme as it was deemed more effective during day and night.

Ken
 
As it goes, ironically, Gunnar (our painter) did a Lakenheath Desert Storm era paint as the very first version of the MilViz F-15E. So, it might be possible for someone to do one of the first generation of paints.

Ken
 
Skyhawk_310R said:
As it goes, ironically, Gunnar (our painter) did a Lakenheath Desert Storm era paint as the very first version of the MilViz F-15E. So, it might be possible for someone to do one of the first generation of paints.

Ken
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When returning to the «C», I may also have a look at the desert camouflage scheme for the «E». Right now I've got my hands full with new projects :icon_lol:
 
MenendezDiego said:
Any everyone hated it... :(

It was one of my favorite paints :(

Can't wait for the C, Diego
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Yep, totally true that was, and like you I never understood it! Seemed everyone and his brother just went crazy saying how that paint of version one Lakenheath bird was all wrong! Yet, it was exactly as I remembered and saw the first F-15E's painted before the USAF went to the light gray scheme.

Ken
 
I think the reasoning behind everyone hating it was they did not make the correlation, i.e. the LN paint was set in the early 90's, and not current F-15E's. Perhaps we can reintroduce it :)

Diego
 
Here it is. People didn't didn't like it because it was dark.

On a side note, I think I'm the only person around here that remembers these things were green for the first 5 or 6 years of ops.



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The production F-15E's were painted in Gunship Gray FS36081 which is quite dark. Not sure at what point/time the shift was made to Lt. Gunship Gray FS36118 but in my many stops in SJAFB, whatever the process involved being either TI's, MSIP's, or eventual full airframe repainting, Mudhen's with patchy 2-toned grays were pretty much throughout the 4th Wing's fleet. The most obvious was the stark difference between the radome and the fuselage but also with different panels. The one thing about the difference in the two FS colors is that even the darker 36081 would fade fairly quickly to roughly the same tone as FS36118 but the fading was almost always uneven or blotchy, that is, where the AAS Techs managed not to run the MJ-1 Jammer's into the underside of the wings(I saw quite a few scrape marks on different birds).

I'm planning on buying this model when I have time to buy a new system that will properly run it )and after I pay off a couple of medical bills ;) )
 
Ok my mistake was to add "storm" in the title
Let's say I was looking for just a USAF "desert" fictional F-15E repaint. No storms.
Even if I got plenty of interesting news.
 
robertorizzo said:
Ok my mistake was to add "storm" in the title
Let's say I was looking for just a USAF "desert" fictional F-15E repaint. No storms.
Even if I got plenty of interesting news.
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No worries!

I think the photo you provided was actually for one of the Nellis AFB Agressor squadrons -- the instructors at Nellis who play the role of the enemy at Red Flag.

Cheers,

Ken
 
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