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Fok.DR.I 425/17, factory painted???
Langdon;
I understand yo are quoting Alan Toelle.
I don't believe 425 was factory painted, because:
1. All the stencils were over painted. If it had been painted red at Fokker Flugzeugwerke, the red would have been painted red first and then all the stenciling would have been done afterwards. This is the was Goering's all white Fok.D.VII 5125/18 was done.
2.The poorly mixed red paint and the sloppy job with the crosses indicates to me it was done by the ground crew personnel in Jasta11.
3. In believe the same is true for Fok.DR.I 477/17.
4. For those who wish to see the dark red go to post #3, on rhe left and right sides are the dark red I have been talking about. Take a look for yourself.
Blue skies,
Dan-San
Last edited by Dan_San_Abbott; 6 June 2006 at 12:02 PM.
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