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Originally Posted by StephenLawson
See Richthofen by A.E.Ferko. The idea that Dr.I 425/17 was painted at the factory was espoused by Mr. Ferko. His comments that he "glassed" original images (probably a jeweler's loop) and he could see the factory stencils as being overpainted. Also the idea that Dr.I 425/17 was not originally streaked but CDL also came from this same study. These images were published in the same reference and the pilot's left side is scared and chipped. This reveals only the clear doped linen underneath. Dan believes these images to be Dr.I 477/17 by the way.
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Hello "Old Bone"
If you go back to the beginning of this thread Stephen you will see I have been quoting Allan Toelle's extensive study of the large piece of original fabric that is held by the RCMI in Toronto (as well as a number of other pieces), I have also seen Ferco's correspondence concerning the photos but that has nothing to do with Allan's study. He minutely inspected the fabric under a tri-nocular microscope and noted to his surprise that there was no streaky camouflage where it should normally have been. Dan-San has stated that the aircraft was not painted red at the factory so I have asked him how it could be that it was not painted in streaky upper camo but was fully stencilled, he has dodged question in his reply by moving to acceptance sheet info which is irrelevant to the discussion.
Dan-San,
As you well know, not every flight made by MvR - in fact probably more often than not - was recorded, the recorded flights are those that were successful or noteworthy. To suggest that 425/17 had not been flown until MvR's first successful use of it is difficult to believe.
Langdon