Questions for those in the know.
I have been continuing my research on B-36 notices (i.e. those handy little stenciled notices on the aircraft). The big question is what was actually on the aircraft? I'll explain a little better below (I hope)...
1. Looking at photos of the restored 2827 in Don Pyeatt's CD "Saving the Last Peacekeeper," I see notices on the fuselage such as "Water Drain" by the small hole near the front canopy and another note by the pitot tube. There are also notices in photos of the tail, apparently identifying the aft radome and the receiving antenna near the tail nav lights. There are also a multitude of additional notes stenciled around the aircraft. Were these actually on new builds or were these painted during the restoration to help in identifying various features of the aircraft (maybe for reference)? Also, does anybody have a good list of these notices and their locations. The reason for my question is that I think those little details break up some of the potential boring look of an all-silver aircraft. I know that might be a blasphemous statement -- the boring look comment, that is.
2. It appears there were the was a standard looking "CUT HERE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT" square just below the front blister/blister plug on the port side. I haven't seen a good photo of the starboard side to determine whether there was one there too or not. Looking at interior photos, it would seem there is only one on the port side. Was there only a port side CUT HERE square?
3. There are "CUT HERE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT" squares on the inside aft crew compartment just aft of the scanner blisters. However, I haven't seen any photos showing a CUT HERE square on the exterior of the fuselage on either the port or starboard side. Were there any?
4. It appears the CUT HERE markings and words were yellow based on my photos. However, the markings I have seen on other aircraft are always red. Were the B-36 markings yellow or is that just due to color changes in old photographs?
Thanks for any insight.