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09-27-2009, 11:38 AM
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| B-17's of the Pacific Hi guys. In between things I'm gearing up for the next group which will be a B-17 of the Pacific theater. What I'm not sure about is the over color? I thought they were Olive Drab over a light gray belly but in a reference book I found the colors seemed to be a dark blue almost black. I'm pretty sure that isn't correct, but After my last impulse buy I wasn't willing to pay $22 for the book at this time. Can anyone help me with this one? I know you can. 
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09-27-2009, 11:42 AM
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 | Aircraft illustration DBII posted this a while back, but here it is again... |
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09-27-2009, 11:49 AM
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Those look more like Olive drab then the photos I saw. Maybe it was the way they printed the book that made them look darker.
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09-27-2009, 11:53 AM
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| Oh which book is it? |
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09-27-2009, 11:58 AM
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09-27-2009, 12:02 PM
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| Oh, okay. The shop I go to has some nice reference material, but I don't have the money for it  |
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09-27-2009, 02:04 PM
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| Dirk, sent you a pm. |
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09-28-2009, 12:07 PM
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| Most of the B-17s in the PTO were the standard OD over grey. A few were painted in Hawaii a OD, green, sand and a dark green over grey. These were used early in the war and some were used in Midway. There was one plane painted OD over light blue as a test and one paint over all blue. I have the pilot info and plane number at the house if you would like it. DBII
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09-28-2009, 01:48 PM
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I want to thank everyone for their input.
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