Originally posted by Race 29
An interesting note (don't know if it's true, but I heard it from several different sources) If you notice the blue on the top of Six Shooter. I've heard that When "Lou IV" was restored, there was only black and white photos of the original (in the ancient days before the internet). Using a shading technique they determined the top of the fuse and wings were a dark blue. Later, after the restoration, a color photo surfaced and it was green all along. They thought it looked so good with the blue that they left it as is, and other mustangs were painted with the blue on top also just because it looks good. Again, I don't know if it's true. But it's what I was lead to believe.
Race 29
An interesting note (don't know if it's true, but I heard it from several different sources) If you notice the blue on the top of Six Shooter. I've heard that When "Lou IV" was restored, there was only black and white photos of the original (in the ancient days before the internet). Using a shading technique they determined the top of the fuse and wings were a dark blue. Later, after the restoration, a color photo surfaced and it was green all along. They thought it looked so good with the blue that they left it as is, and other mustangs were painted with the blue on top also just because it looks good. Again, I don't know if it's true. But it's what I was lead to believe.
Race 29
42 2580 is the USAF number for a PT-19.
The Yellow nosed Mustangs belonged to the 361st Fighter Group of the 65th Fighter Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force.
The 361st is made up of the: 374th Fighter Squadron, squadron letters being B7. 375th Fighter Squadron, squadron letters being E2. 376th Fighter Squadron, squadron letters being E9. In fact there are not any fighter squadrons in the 8th Air Force using the letters RF. The name Six Shooter?
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