F4U-4 for Egress Training.... What color would it be?

jollyrogerf14 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:55 am **Posts:** 50

Hi Guys,
Me again. Just came across this photo a few months ago and was curious as to what color it would be? I would assume standard Dk. Sea Blue, but would it?

Thanks,
V.C.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

It just looks like weathered (flat) Glossy Sea Blue to me. Absent further evidence, that's what I'd assume it is.

Elwyn · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:51 pm

Interesting pic I haven't seen before. Thanks for the link.

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

It's properly my eyes, but does the Windshield & Canopy look "early" Corsair ? Boy! That poor thing 's missing A lot of Bones!!

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:36 am

The early F4U-4's were fitted with essentially the same windscreen as the -1D series. They went to the flat windscreen later in the production run.

As for the color, my guess would also be weathered glossy sea blue, or possibly some spare flat sea blue, as it appears it was repainted to remove all signs of previous insignia. Man it sure looks like they sprayed the entire plane without masking anything!

sandiego89 · **Joined:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 pm **Posts:** 1201

I'd guess color would be whatever they had in the paint locker. No requirement to meet a certain spec. Agree it looks like a casually painted bird.

"Chief told us to paint the bail-out bird...so we did"

So, was bailout taught to go over the port rail if possible, does prop wash make port side preferred?

jollyrogerf14 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:55 am **Posts:** 50

Interesting... never thought about which side to bail out of.

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