P-51D Desert Camouflage

Where I live we have a woman driving a hot pink Ford LTD with the number
saying pinkpinkpink and a sticker across the back window that says "because
I can"

"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message
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Lynn in StLou wrote:
David Kazdan wrote:
This is one of those "but I vaguely remember..." sort of replies, BUT:

Wasn't there a P-51 ten or twenty years ago being flown on the airshow
circuit in those colors? If I recall correctly, it was owned by a
female pilot who was criticized for painting a warbird in hot pink;
she identified the colors as the Egypt campaign desert livery and the
complaints abated.

I don't remember details. Anyone else?

David


Your recollection is close. It was a P-40 and AFAIK there was never any
outcry about the Desert Pink. I know I have a picture of it somewhere.

I do....Forbes Field Topeka, KS



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There's also that MkXIV Spitfire that's bright red. I was told that he gets
criticised about the colour and tells people to get their own ***ing
Spitfire and paint it whatever colour they like.

"Russell" wrote in message
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Where I live we have a woman driving a hot pink Ford LTD with the number
saying pinkpinkpink and a sticker across the back window that says
"because I can"

"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message
t...
Lynn in StLou wrote:
David Kazdan wrote:
This is one of those "but I vaguely remember..." sort of replies, BUT:

Wasn't there a P-51 ten or twenty years ago being flown on the airshow
circuit in those colors? If I recall correctly, it was owned by a
female pilot who was criticized for painting a warbird in hot pink;
she identified the colors as the Egypt campaign desert livery and the
complaints abated.

I don't remember details. Anyone else?

David


Your recollection is close. It was a P-40 and AFAIK there was never any
outcry about the Desert Pink. I know I have a picture of it somewhere.

I do....Forbes Field Topeka, KS



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Lynn in StLou
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There's also that MkXIV Spitfire that's bright red. I was told that he gets
criticised about the colour and tells people to get their own ***ing
Spitfire and paint it whatever colour they like.

"Russell" wrote in message
...
Where I live we have a woman driving a hot pink Ford LTD with the number
saying pinkpinkpink and a sticker across the back window that says
"because I can"

"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message
t...
Lynn in StLou wrote:
David Kazdan wrote:
This is one of those "but I vaguely remember..." sort of replies, BUT:

Wasn't there a P-51 ten or twenty years ago being flown on the airshow
circuit in those colors? If I recall correctly, it was owned by a
female pilot who was criticized for painting a warbird in hot pink;
she identified the colors as the Egypt campaign desert livery and the
complaints abated.

I don't remember details. Anyone else?

David


Your recollection is close. It was a P-40 and AFAIK there was never any
outcry about the Desert Pink. I know I have a picture of it somewhere.

I do....Forbes Field Topeka, KS



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Lynn in StLou
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Russell wrote:

Where I live we have a woman driving a hot pink Ford LTD with the number
saying pinkpinkpink and a sticker across the back window that says "because
I can"



....and for those that favor the "independent" car manufacturers:



http://www.pinkyluv.com/



JT

Russell wrote:

Where I live we have a woman driving a hot pink Ford LTD with the number
saying pinkpinkpink and a sticker across the back window that says "because
I can"



....and for those that favor the "independent" car manufacturers:



http://www.pinkyluv.com/



JT

AFAIK only a few P-51A's in recce versions for the RAF were in Dessert camo.

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Anyone know if the P-51D ever appeared in WWII desert camouflage???


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AFAIK only a few P-51A's in recce versions for the RAF were in Dessert camo.

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See my modeling at www.gustafsen.nu

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Anyone know if the P-51D ever appeared in WWII desert camouflage???


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"TACAN" wrote in message
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Still about pink planes - was there a pink spitfire?


5 minutes later -
Just did a quick google - there are a few references to the above - but
this
video clip is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvUN539a7A

Comment on the same page:-
pink is suprisingly good camoflage against clouds, they used it early in
the
war before switching to p.r. blue, which is how this mark 11 is now
painted

Cheers
Graham

they painted vehicles pink too.

"TACAN" wrote in message
.. .
Still about pink planes - was there a pink spitfire?


5 minutes later -
Just did a quick google - there are a few references to the above - but
this
video clip is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvUN539a7A

Comment on the same page:-
pink is suprisingly good camoflage against clouds, they used it early in
the
war before switching to p.r. blue, which is how this mark 11 is now
painted

Cheers
Graham

they painted vehicles pink too.

"NoJags Neil" wrote in message
...
There's also that MkXIV Spitfire that's bright red. I was told that he
gets
criticised about the colour and tells people to get their own ***ing
Spitfire and paint it whatever colour they like.

"Russell" wrote in message
...
Where I live we have a woman driving a hot pink Ford LTD with the number
saying pinkpinkpink and a sticker across the back window that says
"because I can"

"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message
t...
Lynn in StLou wrote:
David Kazdan wrote:
This is one of those "but I vaguely remember..." sort of replies, BUT:

Wasn't there a P-51 ten or twenty years ago being flown on the airshow
circuit in those colors? If I recall correctly, it was owned by a
female pilot who was criticized for painting a warbird in hot pink;
she identified the colors as the Egypt campaign desert livery and the
complaints abated.

I don't remember details. Anyone else?

David


Your recollection is close. It was a P-40 and AFAIK there was never
any
outcry about the Desert Pink. I know I have a picture of it somewhere.

I do....Forbes Field Topeka, KS



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