Mk I Spitfire back in the air

[Mark V]

so was she delivered in dark earth or ocean grey, and which will she ultimately wear? Seeing the areas already painted gives me a clue, though

I am afraid its a false clue!

Basically this is the story: When AR213 left the Westland factory in July 1941 it would have been painted Dark Earth/Dark Green (upper surfaces) and Sky (lower surfaces). Literaly a few weeks after arriving at her first service unit the (British) Air Ministry issued orders for Dark Earth to be over-painted in a new colour, Ocean Grey and for the lower surfaces to be painted Medium Sea Grey. Both schemes are therfore correct for '213 depending on the period one wishes to portray. The owner has now selected the original delivery scheme which was largely unchanged from the typical 1940 Battle of Britain era schemes of the previous year. The orginal plan was to paint the aircraft in the later Ocean Grey scheme and some paintwork was carried out on the wings but this will have to be re-done when the entire airframe is painted next month.

[Bill Greenwood]

I would love to have a Spit painted in US Army Air colors. And you could paint the MK I purple with pink poka dots and it would still be great looking.

[Steve T]

Bill--

The ex-Harry Stenger/Dick Melton "Grace T9", MH367, is flying in USAAF desert camo and looks really superb. There must be a link on here somewhere to a pic of that one...

S.

[PeterA]

Bill--

The ex-Harry Stenger/Dick Melton "Grace T9", MH367, is flying in USAAF desert camo and looks really superb. There must be a link on here somewhere to a pic of that one...

S.

Peter Godfrey's Spitfire. Now thought to be New Zealand bound.

PeterA

Image by Harry Stenger.

[Mark V]

I would love to have a Spit painted in US Army Air colors.

That would be fairly easy to arrange Bill

[Obergrafeter]

Yeah Bill.....Have Paint Gun Will Travel.

[mustangdriver]

That would be a sharp scheme