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Peter HardyQuestion for all you hairy plane folks out there.
Many of the 50s jets and even the Mustangs used in Europe in WWII were left as bright metal. Mig 21 in Korea as an example. Now we are back to various camo’s and low vis markings. WTF was the bright metal all about?
Many of the 50s jets and even the Mustangs used in Europe in WWII were left as bright metal. Mig 21 in Korea as an example. Now we are back to various camo’s and low vis markings. WTF was the bright metal all about?
All comments (5) » 15 September 2018, 23:18
Bart Goesaertand today's camo's for what they are worth... most rockets are developed to attack beyond visual range, then the short range are still 3-5km's, so close combat is a matter of perspective... but a well camouflaged aircraft is still nicer to look at
17 September 2018, 10:57
Soeren R.In the later stages of the WWII they didn't need any camo anymore, because of their air superioty.
This is why early P-51s/P-47 were still wearing camo paint and later ones were in bare metal.
17 September 2018, 12:35