Colors of drums and jerrycans to go with Corsairs during WW2

jandrego

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May 2007
From: Belgium

Colors of drums and jerrycans to go with Corsairs during WW2

Posted by jandrego on Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:36 PM

hi all, i need some help

for a groupbuild we are doing the Corsair on a small groundwork

i have placed the plane on an island surface (should look like one) with a few barrels and jerrycans around it

now my question : what was the color of the barrels and the jerrycans?
or did they have different colors depending of the liquid inside

thanks in advance

Jan

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stikpusher

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From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, March 8, 2009 9:13 PM

Two colors that will go far, Olive Drab, or whatever shade of Gray the Navy uses for the majority of their equipment and gear.

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berny13

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February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Monday, March 9, 2009 8:38 AM

The standard was the 55 gal drum which was painted OD. It would be labeled in black as to its contents. Jerry cans were also OD, which were also labeled.

Berny

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jandrego

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May 2007
From: Belgium

Posted by jandrego on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:46 AM

thanks for the information

would there be pictures of these drums on the net ?

Jan

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berny13

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Posted by berny13 on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:59 PM

You may have too goggle specific units. A lot of unit sites have photographs of aircraft on hard stands with all kind of equipment around them.

Berny

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Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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richs26

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September 2005
From: North Pole, Alaska

Posted by richs26 on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:21 AM

55 gallon drums were also black in color with probably white stenciling. My copy of P-39 In Detail shows a P-39 in a color photo in the Aleutians in 1942 being worked on from scarred and scratched black drums.

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