OS2U-3 Kingfisher wing colors

I had some  copies of National Geographic magazine from back in the late 30s and 40s.  If you can find some, they carried all sorts of military photos including kingfishers with yellow wings.  They had one shot with the aircraft being pulled pack to its launching rail on a battleship.

This magazine carried many articles, including a very impressive shot of s battleship firing a broadside that caught all nine rounds in flight at the edge of the picture.

In front of me I have an old scrap book of pictures showing some Navy aircraft with yellow wings such as a XF4U-1, Martin PBM-1, Helldiver Bi-Planes, Helldiver SB2-C, and SBC-4 dive bomber.  There were several aircraft using yellow wings before the war.

Yes, I have seen photos of the yellow upper wing on the blue & gray Kingfishers. The kit schemes are accurate.

Thanks to you both. So as the scheme calls for, it is just the yellow upper wings, then blue and gray?

From what I can see on my pictures, the yellow curves slightly under the wing, probably to the first panel line.  It does not appear to extend to the bottom of the wing tip.

Yes. IIRC, it was for training aircraft at that NAS. The upper wing surfaces were painted Chrome Yellow over the existing period Blue Gray over Light Gray scheme.  

Sorry I am too technologically challenged to post photos on this site from my phone...

Don't feel bad, I don't even get mail on mine

They also used yellow wings on early versions like the birdcage Corsair that carried only the yellow and its markings..  I believe the Army did something similar with its early models by leaving them bare but painting red/white horizontal with a blue vertical stripe on the tail.

OK, now that I have a real computer, here we go...

Yeah, it was for real...

ikar01

Don't feel bad, I don't even get mail on mine

They also used yellow wings on early versions like the birdcage Corsair that carried only the yellow and its markings..  I believe the Army did something similar with its early models by leaving them bare but painting red/white horizontal with a blue vertical stripe on the tail.

I like how the finished kit looks..

I'm with you on that.  There's something about the yellow and blue that just stands out.  I never got my Kingfisher to come out that good.  I'll have to start again.

or maybe a Helldiver.

Beautiful job cb1 .

You have inspired me to get back to my unfinished OS2U. ( waiting for a resin cockpit at the moment )