Aleutians P-40's in color LIFE

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:31 pm

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index ... opic=23117

fightin · Post by **fightin** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:06 am

Very interesting link. Thanks!

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:03 pm

Great pics. Note the extensive use of Marsden Matting the Warhawks are parked on, some of this steel planking is still in existence and being used by natives on remote Pacific Islands for a variety of purposes, a real testament to the durability of the stuff.

snake · Post by **snake** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:42 pm

Very interesting Dauntless.

Great to see the P-40's in colour.

Particularly liked 'Snafu Maru"

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:12 pm

One thing of note is that the wear spots on those P-40's was different in that the lava sand blasted the wear spots on the leading edges of the planes as opposed to the usual chipping away of the paint.

I'll keep that in mind if I ever get an Aleutians P-40.