Some Dora-9 Progress Shots

Some shots taken at Gilze-Rijen airport a few months after the end of the war. A strange
bird abandoned in a field .


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Should be noted that Alessandro's screenshots show one of three paintschemes for the sole known D-13 "Yellow 10", namely in the state it was in after being captured and flown to Gilze-Rijen and assigned the registration USA 14.

This is our representation of the same aircraft during service with JG26

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And here the same aircraft as on display at the Flying Heritage Collection.
Note the more colorful interpretion of the RLM colors as implemented by the restorers.

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I was reading Norman Franks book 'Battle of the Airfields Operation Bodenplatte' looking at some photo showing how harsh it was in the January 1945 , Alessandro's paint turns B/W photos into something we can understand , looks brilliant , also shows a photo of a D9 black 12 , the first Dora to fall into allied hands . <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">
 
Absolutely in-love! It's really cool to see the more saturated colors of the restored "Yellow 10", compared to the more mute colors of the depiction of the aircraft in 1945 - it's awesome to have both options, as I know for me, I'd prefer to use the restored version of the aircraft in FSX more than the depiciton of it in 1945 form, but I know many others that are that complete opposite of me, and we can all be perfectly content.

Just like as shown in Alessandro's screenshots of the aircraft in captured US markings (with the stars "upside down") - up to this point the aircraft had only been in existence for a few months:

(I love those big prop blades!)

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Bomber_12th said:
I love those big prop blades!
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I had a friend stop by last weekend , discussing the FW-190 based at Omaka here in New Zealand , about the prop , you can physically without much pressure bend the prop at the tip but 5 to 6 inches .

With the weapons used on these aircraft , the 20mm has one hell off a punch , one photo shows one massive hole in what you can say almost a tail of a Typhoon after a couple of D-9s strafed Eindhoven airfield .

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Now those paints are so realistic and lovely in an artistic sense at the same time.

Actually thinking about it that is how I see Classics Hangars FW190 and Taifun was well.

I would even use the word elegant for these stallions and not feel that it is in any way a contradiction......
 
P38man said:
Now those paints are so realistic and lovely in an artistic sense at the same time.Actually thinking about it that is how I see Classics Hangars FW190 and Taifun was well.I would even use the word elegant for these stallions and not feel that it is in any way a contradiction......
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Without question they are works of art!
 
Thanks again everyone!

Had the first chance to look at the captured D-13 myself today and I must say I'm more than satisfied with Alessandro's paint work.
Love the footsteps on the wings! :)
Promised, these are the last Dora teasers. Next to come is the Ta152.

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Really amazing weathering Alessandro and thanks for posting the picture of the real thing John.

Huub
 
Only place you get to see one fly ... on ya home PC ... i'm only trying to imagine the screens you could do with this one :icon_lol:


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I love all of these Dora pics, especially of the latter more rare variants. Now I can't wait to see the Ta-152 pics.
 
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