P51B of RAF Squadron 613 repaint (40) CFS3 Repaint Aircraft (stand alone) (British)
panda.zip (1.5 Meg) (downloaded 873 times)
This is a "Stand Alone" aircraft with its own folder. It will show up under the British Allegiance aircraft. North American P51B of Royal Air Force Squadron 613. This Mustang is a real anomaly of non-regulation markings. Very nearly a whole year after the order was given to repaint RAF fighter aircraft in the grey/green finish this one still retained the Dark Earth and Sky colours. In spite of this however it had its roundels and fin flash modified and also has its Sky band on the fuselage, but the spinner remained Dark Earth! It also had the standard style of yellow leading edges which were introduced with the grey/green colour scheme; also the code letters are in Sky, not light grey. This aeroplane is also a good illustration of how the roundel position on the fuselage varied so much, resulting in this instance with the individual aircraft letter having to be placed on the nose as there is no room for it behind the roundel. The panda head on the nose is an individual pilot's marking; it is not known whether it appeared on both sides. 613 Sqn flew Mustang I's from April 1942 until October 1943 when it became a Mosquito VI fighter-bomber squadron for the rest of the war.
by thistle (2003-01-23 22:00:05)
panda.zip (1.5 Meg) (downloaded 873 times)
This is a "Stand Alone" aircraft with its own folder. It will show up under the British Allegiance aircraft. North American P51B of Royal Air Force Squadron 613. This Mustang is a real anomaly of non-regulation markings. Very nearly a whole year after the order was given to repaint RAF fighter aircraft in the grey/green finish this one still retained the Dark Earth and Sky colours. In spite of this however it had its roundels and fin flash modified and also has its Sky band on the fuselage, but the spinner remained Dark Earth! It also had the standard style of yellow leading edges which were introduced with the grey/green colour scheme; also the code letters are in Sky, not light grey. This aeroplane is also a good illustration of how the roundel position on the fuselage varied so much, resulting in this instance with the individual aircraft letter having to be placed on the nose as there is no room for it behind the roundel. The panda head on the nose is an individual pilot's marking; it is not known whether it appeared on both sides. 613 Sqn flew Mustang I's from April 1942 until October 1943 when it became a Mosquito VI fighter-bomber squadron for the rest of the war.
by thistle (2003-01-23 22:00:05)
