Re: Misc.

Jess Stuart (jess@optx.com)
Thu, 21 Dec 1995 11:51:41 -0800 (PST)

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> > > I don't believe that the pattern was intended to "hide" the aircraft
> > > but that it was to work like ship camoflage. It was intended to make it
> > > difficult to disinguish size and direction of travel. This is just an
> > > educated guess I don't really know ( but it sounds good ).
> > > It can't be meant to hide it. I mean how many yellow or pink clouds
> > > have you seen? The underside colors are not consistent with something
> > > that you're trying to hide against the sky.
> >
> > From up close it may seem even a gaudy color scheme. I don't
> > know what the average visual recognition range was in WWI, but the colors
> > might blend with distance and provide good camoflauge (sp?).
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> Confuses outline, speed and direction no end. Try it with a 1/48
> scale model held at arm's length, and move it around a bit.

Sounds like the Razzle-Dazzle camoflauge used on merchant shipping.

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