[WWI] Nice Nieuport

[Douglas Anderson]

I remember seeing a photograph of a SPAD that was covered in light coloured squares. These were the patches from the bullet holes. So while the aircraft might be cleaned but the fabric wouldn't necessarily be doped in the correct colour, hence it could stay stained for a while.
 
Also, I am very sure that teh aircraft, returning after a flight would be very filthy, covewred in oil, grass, mud etc. Maybe then this aircraft has just returned?

--- On Thu, 11/27/08, Diego Fernetti <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar> wrote:

From: Diego Fernetti <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar>
Subject: Re: [WWI] Nice Nieuport
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 4:11 PM

N!
> Good point there Mikko. When first in service they were very valuable
> like a shiny new car, the older they got, the junkier they became.

The fact that Russians got dirtier Nieuports were due to several factors:
lack of adequate crews, lower quality materials that made the fabric more
impregnable with oil and soot, older airframes, lack of spares, lack of
maintenance dêpots, etc.
Undoubtedly, the Russian squadrons were aware that clean aircraft flew
better and stood better rigours of normal use. But probably weren't able to
get as much maintenance or rotation of materiel as other armies.
This "ace" Nieuport, must have been a pampered airplane, and probably
was
replaced for another shiny one as soon as it got a bit worn out.
D.




      
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