the Great Pink debate (or not)
I talked to a 96yo gentleman by the name of Hal Jenson, a mechanic with the
57thFG/64thFS. I asked about the Pink P-40's. He promtley said "bull****"then he told me that indeed, the
aircraft(s) where NOT pink, they where actually a "light sand" colour. He also
said that the finish was not a true flat, but a very dull semigloss appearance.
He could not account for the Pink every now or then, other then the fact the either:
1. some pigment bled through the paint.
2. somehow the sunlight was the cause.
3. the crew on the carriers spayed a protective coating
on the P-40's.
thats enough for me and I went ahead and painted my P-40 to what he said they
should look like. Gentleman like that are an absoulute pleasure to talk with.