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arjdsm
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You like?
You like?
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Schwarzer Baron von Chlum
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Oblt. Josef Loeser´s wonderful bird- Albatros D.III (OAW), Jasta 39.
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Crozbone
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Mmmmmm....candy.
Great paint job. Talk about standing out in a crowd.
Croz
Great paint job. Talk about standing out in a crowd.Croz
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Militant_Danny
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Man, pretty bold statement. I guess if you are that bad of a dude where people would be scared of you, it would work for intimidation factors. But until then, I'd personally want to be a "fly on the wall" with standard colors so the enemy isn't like "Oh who's this toad? Special paint-job, must be someone important...." But that was 90+ years ago, who am I to critique their methods. Besides, without radios, how else would you ID your flight leaders and wingmen. The paint-schemes I think are half the attractant to the era anyways!
The paint schemes on German planes developed from camouflage to obviously outstanding colourful. I don't know, if it was historically correct, but in the film "Der Rote Baron", Manfred painted his Albatros red. His colleague pilots wonder, and one says: well, this is not much of a camouflage - you will rather be seen for miles with this. And MvR replies: I want to be seen. I want them to know, that we are not the least afraid of being seen by them. Why don't you paint your planes colourful too.
And, after short doubts, if Idflieg would allow this, they all began to think of their ideas for designs. In MvR's Jasta, his brother chose yellow, for example, because that was the colour of his former (Kavallerie?) regiment.
That they could now identify each other in mid air almost immediately, was a second, welcome effect.
The pilots lived in large tents instead of barracks, to be more mobile. They could change the airfield within very short time. These tents, plus the incredible choices of colours, gave the German pilots the name "Flying Circus".
And, after short doubts, if Idflieg would allow this, they all began to think of their ideas for designs. In MvR's Jasta, his brother chose yellow, for example, because that was the colour of his former (Kavallerie?) regiment.
That they could now identify each other in mid air almost immediately, was a second, welcome effect.
The pilots lived in large tents instead of barracks, to be more mobile. They could change the airfield within very short time. These tents, plus the incredible choices of colours, gave the German pilots the name "Flying Circus".
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doublestop
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Hmmm, I can't help wondering whether he was a barber on his days off...
Perhaps he was touting for business?
Doublestop
Perhaps he was touting for business?
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Militant_Danny
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Good info Olham, thanks!!
Tried a similar one quickly, but it doesn't look as good as the above.
But I just shot down three Camels (from 6) with it. The wings were also like mad and all over the place. Sometimes close to collision. But we lost only one plane (from 4)!
Hey, ARJDSM
Who painted that picture above?
But I just shot down three Camels (from 6) with it. The wings were also like mad and all over the place. Sometimes close to collision. But we lost only one plane (from 4)!
Hey, ARJDSM
Who painted that picture above?
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arjdsm
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hey Olham I woudn't no much about arts so id say whoever did it did a great job