Request: Retro/Vintage schemes on modern aircraft

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Photo from Telstar Logistics

Saludos,

Tulio

wls3 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:48 am

Took this shot on a very miserable overcast day at JAX NAS.
P-3 assigned to CPRW-11. The “VP-44 Strawberry 5″ paint scheme replicates a scheme used on the PBY-5A Catalina
used by the VP-44 Golden Pelicans to locate the Japanese fleet before the Battle of Midway.

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:05 pm

wls3 wrote:

Took this shot on a very miserable overcast day at JAX NAS.
P-3 assigned to CPRW-11. The “VP-44 Strawberry 5″ paint scheme replicates a scheme used on the PBY-5A Catalina
used by the VP-44 Golden Pelicans to locate the Japanese fleet before the Battle of Midway.

Nice. Interesting feathered prop, too.

wls3 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:00 pm

Ryan,

That was quick, I wondered how long it would take till somebody noticed that. :wink:

Thomas_Mac · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 2:35 pm

CF-18 Demo Team 75th anniversary Battle of Britain livery for 2015

Duggy009 · **Joined:** Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:20 pm **Posts:** 323

wls3 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:13 pm

Another P-3, another overcast day.

This one in paint to honor the EP-3B,
an electronic variant known as the "Bat Rack."
VP-6 were known as the "Blue Sharks"
I think I got all that right.

Here are a few more I found.
Still think I have more somewhere.

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:02 pm

I almost forgot about this one. F-16 84-1264 is displayed at the Fort Wayne ANG airpark in Fort Wayne, IN. While it was in service, the 122nd Fighter Wing designated this jet as its 'Heritage Bird' in honor of the original 358th FG, which flew P-47s in WWII. It has since been repainted in a more typical, albeit less interesting scheme.

F-16 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/124970884@N02/, on Flickr

Scott Rose · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:19 pm

Wow.... this turned out better than I had hoped. Thanks!
:drink3:

rcaf_100 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2020 2:51 am

The RCAF painted one of their CT-156 Harvard II's in BCATP Harvard markings back in 2016. She is still wearing the yellow paint today.

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... vards.aspx

:partyman:

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:08 pm

rcaf_100 wrote:

The RCAF painted one of their CT-156 Harvard II's in BCATP Harvard markings back in 2016. She is still wearing the yellow paint today.

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... vards.aspx

:partyman:

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wls3 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:03 pm

187th Fighter Wing of the Alabama Air National Guard F-16
in Tuskegee Airmen "Redtail" tribute scheme.

lmritger · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:30 am

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One of the best looking USN modern aircraft, hands down - F/A-18C BuNo 164673 in the markings of VF-12 circa mid-1945. This was particularly appropriate for this bird, as it belonged to VFC-12 here at NAS Oceana.

I still maintain every USN aircraft should be either overall Gloss Sea Blue or in the tri-tone scheme showcased below by BuNo 163733, representing VF-17 aboard the USS Hornet in early 1945:

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Cheers, Lynn

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

lmritger wrote:

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One of the best looking USN modern aircraft, hands down - F/A-18C BuNo 164673 in the markings of VF-12 circa mid-1945. This was particularly appropriate for this bird, as it belonged to VFC-12 here at NAS Oceana.

Cheers, Lynn

Absolutely beautiful! Only way it could be better is if it were VF-84 markings. :wink:

Vzlet · **Joined:** Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:50 am **Posts:** 31

F/A-18C 165210 on Flickr

T-6B 165966 on Flickr

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