[WWI] CDL .. again

[Diego Fernetti]

> All this about CDL brings a question to mind. I read somewhere that some 
> Fokker E. III looked grey because the fabric they used had tiny black dots 
> on it like  news print pictures. Any truth to this?

First time I know of that. "Offset" camouflage! What I did read is that some 
early Tauben were covered in what was called "balloon fabric" which was a 
rubberized cloth, greyish in colour and very prone to catch dust and grime, 
giving the airframe an untidy appearance. I guess it must have been sticky?
D.