>problem is probably the lighting. With the top wing completely in
>"the sun", the rest would appear darker. However, I would not rule
>out entirely the top wing being faded. From what I've gathered, the
>dopes used by the Germans tended to fade quickly - and the planes
>were frequently re-painted.
then it may be that the machine was painted blue and then covered
with red later on, as per the fabric sample?
this dicussion has a lot of life left in it yet.
brian
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