Color for Army Air Corps Airplanes - Spec # 98-24113 May 23rd, 1934

[vikingBerserker]

I was reading Air Force Colors, Volume 1 by Dana Bell and it had a chart referring to the above subject.

The thing that surprised me was for the Propeller Blade:

"Flat Surface When Required - Maroon No 18" (FS 10076)


I have never seen Maroon propeller blades and always assumed they were black when dark.

Has anybody else ever heard of this?

 

[fubar57]

You've just sent scores of modelers out to their LHS to purchase Maroon paint.

Geo

 

[Airframes]

Only if they're going to model subjects from the early 1930's ...........

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I don't date anyone that old.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well, at least I am not going completely nuts then!

 

[Wayne Little]

Never new that...

 

[Lucky13]

Well, at least I am not going completely nuts then!

Just partially? If so, which part is going nuts and which part is still sane?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Depends on who you ask.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Just got back from the LHS, what did I miss?

 

[Wurger]

Depends on who you ask.