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Originally Posted by Troy Raines
EricGoedkoop, My mistake, please substitute "multi-color" for "streaking". No I did not mean anything like the Dr.I type finish. The multi-color finish is what I'm interested in.
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suspect there was actually more continuity between the Dr.I-type finish and the E.V / D.VIII than is generally accepted. The change from fabric to plywood and lacquer to water-based dye or stain would result in a rather different finished product, of course - but I believe multi-colored camouflage was standard Fokker practice across all the types mentioned. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be a whole lot of E.V / D.VIII photos freely available that shed any light on the issue, but if you start looking at the Tripes and streaked D.VIIs you may see what I mean. There's a lot of resistance to the idea, even from those who support the multi-colored E.V / D.VIII wing - but the way I figure it multi-colored streaking is
more evidence for the multi-colored E.V / D.VIII wing and vice versa.
In any event, solid olive wings seem unlikely given the actual and circumstantial evidence we currently have - not to mention the fact that it would have been pretty lousy camouflage!