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Old 27 January 2009, 08:30 AM   #15 (permalink)
Raoul Lubliner
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Fly paper, Yes, thank you very much for this wonderful database of information! Are you saying these colors (rather range of colors) apply to the Neiuport 28, also?

I wonder whether in the "Fog of War", following some defined regulation on the mixing of pigments to attain a specific color, wasn't given up for peace time! It would make sense to me, that for expedience sake, there were only general guidlines as to how to mix, hence the differences.
There is on display at the San Diego Aerospace Museum the original fabric of a 94th Nie 28. I believe the above information is well within the range of "correct"
to "dead on" as far as I can tell. Especially regarding the addition of aluminum to the base colors.
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