FW190D-11 / D-13 question

[Robo.]

Originally Posted by LcSummers

Thanks guys for your answers.

My own opinion was number 2, shortage of paint but i was not really sure.

For clearance i will upload a pix for what i meant. This is the D-13 but i know that D-11 had nearly the same mixed colours.


Any comment on this one is appreciated too.

Yeah that is quite typical undersurface of a very late war Doras. The aircraft parts were coming from different places (factories) and then assembled in another place. They came in painted to various degree hence the mix and match look...

The ailerons of this one are RLM 76 and so is the fuselage. The wings were left in natural aluminium on the bottom and the front section was painted in dark green RLM 83 colour in this case. The typical late war scheme was RLM 76 (later variant) on the bottom, RLM 82 and 83 on the top.

Some Doras had a finish in older RLM 75 with RLM 83. The one you posted seems to have RLM 75 and 83 combination with some more mottling apparently applied in the field in RLM 83 and 82 (the lighter of the 2 shades of green). Hope that helped.

[badfinger]

Google "190D red/white stripes", and you will find several web sites that say the stripes were used as I have described.

Binky9

[NZtyphoon]

The first experiments with unpainted undersurfaces started in July 1940 with a batch of 50 FW 190s: http://www.amazon.com/Luftwaffe-Colo.../dp/1902109074

[LcSummers]

Hi all,

i ddint spoke about the Doras of JV 44. There is so much (even i have the books) information i was not interested of them.

I prefered to the D-11 ( i know that JV 44 had Red 4) and D-12 and D-13.

My question has been answered. Thanks a lot.