Originally Posted by
R8893
Hydro,
The deviations in the color scheme were intensional. The fin markings are not accurate either: TM-1 for Tony Bonnetti Troublemaker rather than a Martin Torpedo bomber and a serial number that looks a whole lot like my AMA number! And I came way short on the number of wings the plane with those markings had. Well shoot, it ain't sittin' on the
Saratoga either!
Chuck
It's a good thing it's not sitting on the Saratoga because, if it was, the tail feathers would have to be all white!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW, I was doing some researching and found that the number of wings didn't matter, it still would have had that yellow-orange coloring. There are pictures out there that actually show Wildcats with that paint scheme as well.
Getting back to my last post, now that I know the why behind the paint scheme, I wouldn't change it either. Happy Holidays