Photo Interpretation Help

[Mister Fork]

Zoom in on the B%W image about 500 X - you will notice there is a slight discoloration on the wingtip around 3-4 in and it returns to normal metal color.  I'm guessing it's all yellow like the tail?

[Vraciu]

Maybe.  Certainly not to the extent of the depictions in the model and some profiles of the plane. 

[lyric1]

Maybe.  Certainly not to the extent of the depictions in the model and some profiles of the plane.

Inclined to say yellow wingtips comparing the tips to the yellow tail. Most certainly no black stripe like the model.

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[Vraciu]

 

[Vraciu]

Yellow tips as in the fairings?

[lyric1]

Yellow tips as in the fairings?

Like the model as pointed out by Mister Fork in the cropped image.

[Krusty]

Bare metal gear doors covered in dirt the higher up the door you go the less dirt there is.

I can't believe you were the first to say this. Spot on.

[Vraciu]

I can't believe you were the first to say this. Spot on.

I recognized the possibility of dirt from the jump.  But underneath that is yellow paint. 

[Ciaphas]

This may help a bit




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[Vraciu]

This may help a bit

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That is closer than the model.

[Ciaphas]

I know this isn’t the Right model but it’s a good indicator as to the paint scheme that you will need to use.




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[Vraciu]

I know this isn’t the Right model but it’s a good indicator as to the paint scheme that you will need to use.

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Not really.  52nd FG schemes vary WIDELY.   Marie is the late-war version with the (bordered) all-yellow tail, yellow theater bands, and outer wing bands (with borders).   

VF*5 is a combination of the early (bordered) inner bands with the late (bordered) all-yellow tail.   I still have no clue what the wingtips are.   I guess yellow is as good as anything—though Wee Willie has the (non-bordered) yellow tail and inner bands (non-bordered) only. 

[Ciaphas]

here is some more information for you. I would be interested as to when they added the wingtip paint. Perhaps the photo in question was prior to the tip paint addition or maybe wing tip MX was performed and this photo was snapped prior to paint.




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[Vraciu]

here is some more information for you. I would be interested as to when they added the wingtip paint. Perhaps the photo in question was prior to the tip paint addition or maybe wing tip MX was performed and this photo was snapped prior to paint.

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The photo caption says Spring 1945.

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/9980

I’m guessing the wingtip paint is similar to this one.  No borders.  Also Spring 1945.

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/9962



The question THEN becomes...  Were the wingtips scrubbed of paint, hence the shine?  WEE WILLIE has the non-bordered all-yellow tail and no outer wing bands.   Could both these VF P-51s be the same in that regard?


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[Ciaphas]

If you look at the original picture you posted, the wingtip paint is different than the wing paint. The lighting and quality of the photo make it hard to see but the difference is there.


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