Description
Me 262 Cross-Dressing Stormbirds #3. Five dramatic and unusual schemes for the Sturmvogel grace this set. First is Me 262B-1a W.Nr 110639, named “Willie” of Watson’s Whizzers with US markings painted over the original Luftwaffe marks and numbered 555. This aircraft was repainted several times and some of the original Luftwaffe markings still show through. The Watson’s Whizzers insignia was painted on the nose. Next is Me 262A-2a W.Nr 500210, Yellow 17, originally form 3./JG 7. We’ve supplied both the original Luftwaffe markings and the hand-painted and highly non-standard RAF markings. In the RAF scheme, the original Luftwaffe markings have been overpainted with a light color. This could be a gray primer, RLM 02, a RAF color, or a custom mixed color-take your pick. Note the factory hand-painted stencils on engine nacelle. The rudder was replaced at some point after the photo of the aircraft in Luftwaffe markings was taken. Me 262A-2a W.Nr 110007 Yellow 5, originally of 11./ JG 7, is supplied with both Luftwaffe and RAF markings of a type completely different from Yellow 17. The original Luftwaffe markings have been over painted with a dark color. this could be fresh RLM 83, RLM 70, RLM 71, or possibly RAF Dark Green. This jet was surrendered to British troops at Fassberg in May of 1945 by its pilot Uffz. Anton Schجخه_ppler. Yes, we know that the Group bar should have been Yellow to indicate the Staffel, but that wasn’t the case with this particular aircraft. We have no idea why the bar was painted black. The final bird is Me 262A-1a/U3 with remarkable “squiggle” camouflage. This recce Stormbird was first painted as “Marge” by the 54th Air Disarmament Squadron. Later it was named “Lady Jess IV” and flown by Capt. Kenneth Dalstrom of the Watson’s Whizzers. Once in the U.S., the aircraft was transferred to the U.S. Navy where it later crashed. My good friend CAPT Pliny Holt. USN, (Ret) –RIP PLINY! –flew this jet after the end of the war, but was not the pilot when it crashed. Color photos of other U3 aircraft show this meandering camouflage was painted using RLM 70 and 71 over either 65 or 76. This was to use up existing bomber paint stocks.
