just for fun, How would you paint your aircraft

[arkbird22]

If you Could have a custom skin for your plane how would it be?

These is how I would have my fighter

[Gilly]

Would you dare.....

[vdomini]

Originally Posted by arkbird22

If you Could have a custom skin for your plane how would it be?

These is how I would have my fighter

Purple and yellow camouflage
Good when flying over betelgeuse IV forest!!

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by Gilly

Would you dare.....

That's an offence to the RAF! Is it some kind of Barbie/Action Man crossover?

[olife]

Originally Posted by arkbird22

If you Could have a custom skin for your plane how would it be?

These is how I would have my fighter

nice thread

[olife]

Originally Posted by Gilly

Would you dare.....

nice recon plane gilly

here is a profile of it

[Gilly]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

That's an offence to the RAF! Is it some kind of Barbie/Action Man crossover?

Sadly mate it was used as a recon as Olife says. It blended perfectly with cloud apparently! I have a book that has further info that I'll try an dig out

[Vulcan607]

Met flight spitfire piloted by shortie longbottom

[FOZ_1983]

The pink Spitfire was for low level recon i believe, to (as pointed out) blend in (very well to) with a background of low level cloud. Ugly but effective.........

Proves that its more of a womans plane, while the Hurricane was for the men haha.

For me i'd have one of the following Camo's

1) YB-W as in my sig picture, the aircraft of Flying Officer Harold Bird-Wilson of No 17 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Throughout the Battle, No17 Squadron was in the thick of the action over southern England, mainly based at Debden and Tangmere. ‘Birdy’ had previously had a pre-war flying accident in which he was badly burned, becoming one of the earliest aircrew ‘guinea pig’ patients of the famous, pioneering plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe. After his recovery he joined No 17 Squadron in April 1940 and fought continuously through the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, achieving 6 confirmed kills, sharing in the destruction of several others and being awarded a DFC. His luck ran out on 24th September when he became Adolf Galland’s 40th victim and had to bale out of a flaming YB-W over the channel.

2)



He was 23 years old and a Flight Lieutenant in 249 Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Second World War when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 16 August 1940 near Southampton, England, Nicolson's Hurricane was fired on by a Messerschmitt Bf 110, injuring the pilot in one eye and one foot. His engine was also damaged and the petrol tank set alight. As he struggled to leave the blazing machine he saw another Messerschmitt, and managing to get back into the bucket seat, pressed the firing button and continued firing until the enemy plane dived away to destruction. Not until then did he bail out, and he was able to open his parachute in time to land safely in a field. On his descent, he was fired on by excited Home Guard troops, who ignored his cry of being a RAF pilot. The VC was gazetted on 15 November 1940

[olife]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

The pink Spitfire was for low level recon i believe, to (as pointed out) blend in (very well to) with a background of low level cloud. Ugly but effective.........

Proves that its more of a womans plane, while the Hurricane was for the men haha.

For me i'd have one of the following Camo's

1) YB-W as in my sig picture, the aircraft of Flying Officer Harold Bird-Wilson of No 17 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Throughout the Battle, No17 Squadron was in the thick of the action over southern England, mainly based at Debden and Tangmere. ‘Birdy’ had previously had a pre-war flying accident in which he was badly burned, becoming one of the earliest aircrew ‘guinea pig’ patients of the famous, pioneering plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe. After his recovery he joined No 17 Squadron in April 1940 and fought continuously through the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, achieving 6 confirmed kills, sharing in the destruction of several others and being awarded a DFC. His luck ran out on 24th September when he became Adolf Galland’s 40th victim and had to bale out of a flaming YB-W over the channel.

2)



He was 23 years old and a Flight Lieutenant in 249 Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Second World War when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 16 August 1940 near Southampton, England, Nicolson's Hurricane was fired on by a Messerschmitt Bf 110, injuring the pilot in one eye and one foot. His engine was also damaged and the petrol tank set alight. As he struggled to leave the blazing machine he saw another Messerschmitt, and managing to get back into the bucket seat, pressed the firing button and continued firing until the enemy plane dived away to destruction. Not until then did he bail out, and he was able to open his parachute in time to land safely in a field. On his descent, he was fired on by excited Home Guard troops, who ignored his cry of being a RAF pilot. The VC was gazetted on 15 November 1940

thanks a lot foz for this real story

just to add the usa paint their recon spits in blue and maybe the raf spits were in blue color too but for sure the raf recon spits were in pink