30 November 2008, 10:01 PM
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Ace of Aces & Old Bone
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Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by davecww1
Hi Stephen,
In your research did you find which serial # would be light blue vs. clear doped linen undersides? Also were early N.17's that were camouflaged light blue undersides?
Thanks,
Dave
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Specifics are difficult Dave, as you know. Several batches of Nieu. 11, 16 and early 17 were on the Nieuport factory floor at the same time. (The early types were there to finish earlier contracts.) Going with most of Alan Toelle's recommendations I came up with a good enamel mix for the horizon blue. The horizon blue was confined to the ribtapes only. While there is plenty of evidence for aluminum on the undersurfaces of the Nieu 17 we are almost sure that it was never on any of the Nieu. 16 types. Those all appear to be ecru not CDL. The light blue Nieu. 11 & 16 types give us the best indication that mid production the camouflage may have been applied over these and the undersides left lt. blue. BUT that is only an assumption. We are chasing the evidence to see where it goes. For others here google the "Nieuport Pages" and check out the serial number allocations.
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