UK2 AX733 Grumman MartletMkI 1941.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)]

Interesting paint scheme!

[Netko]

On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:05:32 +0000, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote
(in article >):

>
> Interesting paint scheme!

Sand-coloured doubtless because it was flying from a ship of the desert.

Less obscurely, it belonged to a land-based RN unit in North Africa - one
squadron of Martlets and two of Hurricanes.

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)]

On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:26:16 +0000, Netko >
wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:05:32 +0000, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote
>(in article >):
>
>>
>> Interesting paint scheme!
>
>Sand-coloured doubtless because it was flying from a ship of the desert.

....and here I thought only C-46s flew over the hump.

>Less obscurely, it belonged to a land-based RN unit in North Africa - one
>squadron of Martlets and two of Hurricanes.

Still looks better than the olive drab Spifire...

[Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF[_7_]]

"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:26:16 +0000, Netko >
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:05:32 +0000, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote
>>(in article >):
>>
>>>
>>> Interesting paint scheme!
>>
>>Sand-coloured doubtless because it was flying from a ship of the desert.
>
> ...and here I thought only C-46s flew over the hump.
>
>>Less obscurely, it belonged to a land-based RN unit in North Africa - one
>>squadron of Martlets and two of Hurricanes.
>
> Still looks better than the olive drab Spifire...

Agreed,
That photo was proof that olive drab can make even the prettiest aircraft
love kinda crappy.
--

Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
East Innisfail
QLD, Australia