[WWI] CDL .. again

[Tom Mason]

D.

I only read it at one source which makes question its validity, reason I 
asked.

T.O.M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diego Fernetti" <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [WWI] CDL .. again


>> 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.
>