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07-04-2006, 07:38 PM
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Bit of a weird question, but were british aircraft hangars camouflaged and if so, what sort of colours and patterns were there?
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07-04-2006, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mosquitoman Bit of a weird question, but were british aircraft hangars camouflaged and if so, what sort of colours and patterns were there? | That is weird, but I would guess they were - here's an example from Lockheed and the way they camouflaged a whole plant known as "A1." B-17 were being built there...  
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07-04-2006, 07:57 PM
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Country: | wow! I just need to know about the sides of it because I've put one of my models in a box with a "hangar" wall behind it and wondered if I need to paint it. I'll post a pi when it's done
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07-04-2006, 08:35 PM
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07-04-2006, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pbfoot Thats impressive joe | Indeed it is. | |
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07-05-2006, 01:50 AM
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Country: | Lockheed had most of their plant that way during the war...
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07-05-2006, 04:29 AM
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07-06-2006, 02:04 AM
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Country: | What type of hanger is it? I don't think many(if any) were painted, I know that there were a lot with just the concrete or brick on display. There are alot of "C" Type hangars down my way and none of them show signs of the sides being painted.
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07-06-2006, 01:13 PM
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07-06-2006, 02:25 PM
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What if a downed japanese plane attemped to land on the plant?
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07-06-2006, 02:54 PM
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07-13-2006, 12:03 PM
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#13 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | the RAF just did a sort of sand yellow for the walls and did their brown/green roof..........
as for the cammo didn't they cover the taj mahal in a giant cammo net during the war? not a clue if it's true or not just sumthing i heard years ago..........
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07-18-2006, 08:23 AM
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07-18-2006, 08:54 AM
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Country: | thanks, I've sorted it out now- there's a pic somewhere in the post your models section with a pic of what I've done
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