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By: - 9th July 2004 at 08:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Take a look at www.luftwaffe-experten.co.uk, there is a whole section on their discussion forum devoted to colour images.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 08:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Checkertails #98
Cheers
Martin / Swiss Mustangs
By: - 9th July 2004 at 08:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Still in colour
There were precious little official colour stills taken of British aircraft circa WWII let alone personal photographs. Those that were, in the main, used 'borrowed' US film. Here are a couple of Seafire XVs from 806 Sqd. HMS Glory in 1946.
Note the Ex Dark Sea Grey / Dark Slate Grey camouflage on the lower machine and the later high split line of the the Grey/Sky on the upper machine.
The current technology is at the point where great stills can now be captured and adjusted from colour 16mm film or even private 8mm stock.
Mark
Photo credit: John Kenyon Collection.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 09:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ilike this one
By: - 9th July 2004 at 10:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I have already posted this on this forum a while ago, but nothing has changed since - still my favourite colour WW2 photograph.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 11:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Isn't it funny, Mark how colours in these old photos play tricks?
Photo credit: John Kenyon Collection via Mark 12
By: - 9th July 2004 at 11:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And not just any Spitfire IX: Jerry Yagen's MJ730 still airworthy in Virginia, USA.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 11:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hmmm...found another one in my collection.
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Allan
Nice collection, Allan. But it seems to me that the last one was in fact a b&w shot that was coloured for publication.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
But it seems to me that the last one was in fact a b&w shot that was coloured for publication.
Of course I meant the RAG-coded 21s, not the SAAF Vs.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Isn't it funny, Mark how colours in these old photos play tricks?Photo credit: John Kenyon Collection via Mark 12
Well here is the raw image before adjustment.
Mark
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
31st FG USAAF Spitfire
Martin / Swiss Mustangs
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
another beauty; RAF Mustang wrapped in plastic before crating ans shipment to the UK.
Martin / Swiss Mustangs
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
and something to drool
Hurricane I
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
and under new management
FW-190 captured during "Bodenplatte"
Martin
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
another beauty; RAF Mustang wrapped in plastic before crating ans shipment to the UK.Martin / Swiss Mustangs
That's nice!
Got any more RAF Mustangs in colour?
By: - 9th July 2004 at 12:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
a few more
By: - 9th July 2004 at 14:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
MK XIV's this time. Ok, so I'm a Spitfire fanatic :)
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Allan
Not realy WW2 but I think we can forgive you for that! :D Keep them comming please.
J.V.
By: - 9th July 2004 at 15:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Reverse order.
Mk IX's in Corsica.
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AllanEdit: Filmed by William Wyler on Corsica (1944)
Allan,
For some reason Jerry Yagen posted the principal image of his MJ730 HT-W Spitfire in reverse on his website.
Here it is the right way round, cockpit door to port, a few frames on, and taken from my second original copy print of the William Wyler footage.
Mark
By: - 9th July 2004 at 15:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well here is the raw image before adjustment.
But we are going to point out the variation in colour of a 'projected' image from a computer colour monitor, which means that just about everybody looking at these pics is getting a different range of colours; as agains reflected colour, viewed under what light source, and with what quality and training of Mk.1 eyeball... aren't we. Sheesh.
Nice, but not something we are going to be dogmatic about!
Cheers / Salut
By: - 9th July 2004 at 15:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The Spit MkXIV of the Belgian Air Force photographed at Koksijde were later resprayed in silver finish. This must be an early photograph.
L'Ecole de chasse (OTU) was established in 1948. The first aircrafts were delivered in January 1948 whereas the first operationnal aircrafts arrived in 1947.(349 Sq at Beauvechain code GE
Thks for posting belgian Air Force Spits
They were phased out and scrapped end of 1954.
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By: Spiteful21 - 9th July 2004 at 01:01
As we all know most images of WW2 aircraft are B+W. However there are some great colour shots around.
As a lot of us have these why not put your favourite one on the forum
Here is mine (it's marked as a Bf 109G-2/trop but I think it is actually a Bf 109G-6/trop)