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Post by warhawk » Mon May 07, 2007 12:09 pm

Does anyone have a photo or two of MC.202 from 22o Gruppo /369a Squadriglia /53o Stormo

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Post by Rick » Mon May 07, 2007 12:50 pm

You can find two photos of C202sof 369° squadriglia at page 45 of the recent booklet C202 #22 of the series Ali d'Italia.
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Post by warhawk » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:00 am

Was the number 369 black or red?

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Post by Editor » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:00 pm

There's also a color profile of a C.202 369a Sq., at the end of the book. From both the photos and the profile, the number 369 is red.

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Post by warhawk » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:06 am

I am asking this because I have seen it interpreted black on some drawings. Which option is correct?

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Post by Editor » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:11 pm

Red is correct.

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Post by warhawk » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:03 am

Thanks! I have a Hasegawa MC.202, where the number is red. I thought it was a mistake.

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Post by warhawk » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:54 am

Do you have some photos of these planes? It's really hard to obtain any literature here in Serbia.

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Post by Editor » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:30 pm

Here you go. I think some of confusion regarding the color of the squadrion code comes from Aero Detail 15 that has '369' depicted in black:

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Post by warhawk » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:56 am

Thanks a lot! :)

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Post by warhawk » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:09 am

I found this photo
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I thought the spinners were white with red rear part, but obviously they're not. Any ideas?

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Post by Editor » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:54 am

Interesting photo. There were no specific rules (that I'm aware of) that suggested how the propeller disks were to be painted.

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Post by warhawk » Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:31 am

What I would like to know is how was the spinner on 369-2 painted. Are there any known photos of 369-2 out there?

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Post by Editor » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:53 am

I looked around and couldn't find a photo of this plane. Anything specific about 369-2 ? If not try choosing a plane that's painted the way you like.

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Post by warhawk » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:52 pm

Well, Hasegawa suggests it should be a standard "smoke ring" cammo, Scarecrow emblem on the fuselage. I wonder how correct this option is. Also, I am confused about the color of the spinner. Hasegawa suggests that it should be white with red base, but in Ali e Colori part 5, on page 7 there is a profile of 369-12 with spinner base painted in standard cammo, like rest of the fuselage. Which option is correct?

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