Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Taz
The rudder in the Museum photos appears to have a dark outline, which is not present on the pre-Museum photo Imrie #153 shown at the bottom of Dave Watts' multi-photo post here.
Taz Terry Phillips
|
To me it appears that the red outline is just the white paint wearing off and the red from 152/17's earlier paint job showing through.
I do not have a scanner so I can not post a photo but if any of you have Fokker V5/Dr.1 by Schuster and Engles published by Shiffer books there is a photo of a plane on page 35 with a mechanic getting his cigerette lite while others turn the prop on the plane. It is identified as a Jasta 11 plane, it has similiar features as the pictures of 152/17 after it was painted red. The pictures posted above showing 152/17's starboard side appear to show some "dents" or repaired damage on the fuselage where the dantume line should be. The plane I am mentioning in the Shiffer book appears to have dents and damage in the same area, but it has a flare rack which no known photos of 152/17 show. It just may be a copy of a dark print but it appears overpainted in a dark color (red?) except the undersurfaces of the wings which appear lighter.
CWatson