When Thomas Kattinger asked for his venerable Piper L-4 Cub to be restored in blue, there was a perfect scheme available, as Darren Harbar explains

Shuttleworth’s chief engineer, Jean Munn, shows off G-BHVV’s striking USMC scheme as he formates with the cameraship.
ALL DARREN HARBAR
It is more than likely we are all used to seeing the Piper Cub series in a variety of well-known colours and markings – both military and civilian. However, the scheme chosen for the latest restoration from Oxfordshire-based Bygone Aviation is one that few will have seen before.