Unidentified German Colour Scheme

MikeW · 18 August 2003, 01:24 PM

Does the following description ring any bells?

type unknown - painted grey with narrow black stripe around fuselage.

it was obviously a scout as it had 2 guns firing forward. It was claimed shot down and observed to crash in a field at the edge of a wood, just to the north of Becelaere on the 21st July 17.

Mike

Craig · 18 August 2003, 01:25 PM

Claimed by whom?

MikeW · 18 August 2003, 01:42 PM

Ellis Reid

wings · 18 August 2003, 08:35 PM

Jasta 7 lost a pilot on this date, but they started using the color, black, at some time during this period. Were the colors of any other scouts in the same combat mentioned?

Soderbaum · 19 August 2003, 05:26 AM

Hi

The Jasta 7 pilot was reported shot down in flames in German sources which not fit the desciption by Ellis...

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Gunnar

MikeW · 19 August 2003, 08:05 AM

Wings,

the German machine was on its own, as was Reid at the time.

It was fairly unusual for Reid to comment on colour schemes.

Gunnar,

I'm assuming shot down and seen to crash probably meant a forced landing, nothing more.

Mike