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Originally Posted by Taz
Dave, Acer- Once my pet peeve of 588/17 having been overpainted with bottom light blue was killed, I think the possibility of blue added to the upper streaking certainly was a possibility. Also the possibility it was brighter green than earlier Dr.Is. Consider also that 588/17 was one of the last 11 Dr.Is produced (598/17 was the last, 599/17 would have been V.7G, WN 1919 converted, which never happened) with the wings having a ZAK inspection date of 22 March 1918. This is getting close to Fokker D.VII production, so 588/17's paint job could have been influenced by D.VII practices. Note early D.VIIs did not have returned light blue paint like the Dr.Is. 588/17's tailplane definitely had returned light blue paint, but it is harder to tell on the fuselage.
Taz
Terry Phillips
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Taz, It is good to see you remain open to alternate possibilities when evidence points to probability ! That being said, in the end who knows? Someimes I shudder when a new thread is started and I think, "here we go again" This thread as I said earlier has been very enlightening, and if I might say so, CIVIL!
RAGIII