Summary of Contents for Eduard Aussie Eight 2119-NAV1
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UPOZORNĚNÍ ACHTUNG ATTENTION INSTRUCTION SIGNS INSTR. SYMBOLY INSTRUKTION SINNBILDEN SYMBOLES SYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY OPTIONAL BEND OPEN HOLE REMOVE REVERSE SIDE APPLY EDUARD MASK VOLBA OHNOUT SYMETRICKÁ MONTÁŽ ODŘÍZNOUT OTOČIT AND PAINT VYVRTAT OTVOR POUŽÍT EDUARD MASK NABARVIT PARTS DÍLY TEILE PIECES PLASTIC PARTS C>...
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C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN MC218 ALUMINIUM H 33 H 12 RUSSET FLAT BLACK MC218 ALUMINIUM H 12 PE29 FLAT BLACK H 12 C364 FLAT BLACK AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN H 33 RUSSET C364 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN H 33...
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FOR CLOSED CANOPY ONLY MC218 ALUMINIUM C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN MC218 ALUMINIUM H 12 FLAT BLACK MC218 ALUMINIUM C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN PE21 MARKINGS A43 - MARKINGS 8 11 13 8 11 13 27 29 31 ONLY 27 29 31 ONLY A42 - MARKINGS...
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C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY GREEN D21 - MARKING ONLY 19 20 F14 - MARKINGS ONLY D22 - MARKING ONLY H 77 C137 TIRE BLACK MC218 RP77 ALUMINIUM UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR...
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MARKINGS 14 16 17 21 ONLY MARKING ONLY - 0 3 mm PE27 UNDERSURFACE COLOR PE31 PE31 TEMPLATE PE32 DO NOT PE32 GLUE! F15, F16 UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE UNDERSURFACE COLOR COLOR PE10 MC218 ALUMINIUM MC218 ALUMINIUM PE11 MC214 DARK IRON...
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UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE MC218 PE28 2 pcs. COLOR ALUMINIUM MARKINGS 20 25 ONLY fill UNDERSURFACE COLOR MARKINGS UNDERSURFACE 20 25 COLOR ONLY fill UNDERSURFACE COLOR MC214 DARK IRON UNDERSURFACE COLOR - 0 3 mm UNDERSURFACE COLOR MC214 DARK IRON PE23 - MARKINGS 8 25 ONLY...
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FOREWORD - Color Profiles - A note regarding the methodology of reconstructions. Dear Friends, This instruction sheet contains color profiles as usually published in our instruction sheets – with no weathering. We follow this protocol for two reasons. In the first place, it is an undeniable fact that every aircraft had been clean, with no dust, rust or oil stains at one specific point in its existence.
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H302 C363 C369 C302 C369 C362 H316 C316 H302 C302 C370 C369 C369 ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/2119 H302 H335 FOLIAGE GREEN MEDIUM SEA GREY C302 C363 CLEAR GREEN OCEAN GREY YELLOW CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 C362 H316...
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After an accident in August 1944, following repairs to the wing, the port cannon had its aft fairing section painted in White. H302 FOLIAGE GREEN C302 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H316 AZURE BLUE DARK EARTH WHITE BLACK C370 C369 C316 eduard...
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The cannon barrel fairings were camouflaged and the fairings over the outboard cannon were White.This aircraft was maintained in an exceptionally clean condition. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE WHITE BLACK C302 C117 C316 eduard...
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RAF Ocean Grey are starting to appear. Cannon fairings were Foliage Green. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE SILVER WHITE BLACK SM01 C302 C117 C316 eduard...
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It is believed that “A.V.B.” is in grey or Sky Blue and that “The 1st” may be in Yellow. Cannon fairings were Foliage Green. SM01 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE SILVER WHITE BLACK SM01 C302 C117 C316 eduard...
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Foliage Green and this over-painting extends over the White on to the wing under side. The stripes on the spinner may have been Black. The cannon fairings were camouflaged. The White portion of starboard cannon fairing is visible in one photo only. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE SILVER WHITE BLACK SM01 C302 C117 C316 eduard...
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This aircraft was stripped back to natural metal and the fabric covered areas re-bagged and painted with aluminium dope. Glaser’s ground crew kept it highly polished. Spinner and cannon fairings could have been light blue. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 ALUMINIUM SILVER MC218 BLACK Sm01 eduard...
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Medium Sea Grey or Sky Blue. Note the oval shaped section under the lower forward section of the cowling. RAAF YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 DARK SEA GREY C362 H302 H335 H316 H417 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE WHITE BLACK GREYISH BLUE C302 C363 C316 C117 eduard...
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Wing leading edges from wing root to about 2 feet outboard of outer machine gun were painted White, curved on top. On underside, the White is probably straight. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 SILVER FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE WHITE BLACK SM01 C302 C117 C316 eduard...
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SM01 SILVER SM01 ALUMINIUM TIRE BLACK YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE MC218 C138 C137 H302 H316 AZURE BLUE DARK EARTH FOLIAGE GREEN WHITE BLACK C370 C369 C302 C316 eduard...
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Note that ‘T’ is higher on the port side, and is shorter on the starboard side. The lower part of the cannon fairings was White. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE DARK EARTH WHITE BLACK C302 C117 C316 C369 eduard...
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The fin has been repainted with a new coat of Foliage Green. This aircraft was originally coded ‘E’, but it was re-coded ‘R’ when Watson took it over. The rudder was painted RAF Dark Green and RAF Ocean Grey. OCEAN GREY DARK GREEN C362 C361 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE DARK EARTH SILVER BLACK SM01 C302 C117 C369 eduard...
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White. After the aircraft had arrived at Morotai, the cannons had the White paint removed and the shark mouth was modified with a Red maw. SILVER YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE SM01 C138 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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H417 H335 RAAF MEDIUM SEA GREY LIGHT BLUE C363 C117 DARK SEA GREY C362 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN SILVER SM01 BLACK C362 C302 C361 eduard...
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Dark Sea Grey. The outboard sections of the tailplane, and the elevators, retained their original colours. The rudder was not over painted. The cannon barrel fairings were Foliage Green and the fairings over the outboard cannon were Medium Sea Grey. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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The ‘Ace of Spades’, wing emblem, was not re-applied to these aircraft and was over painted on those that did not receive new rudders. The inner cannon barrel fairings were Foliage Green. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN BLACK C362 C302 C361 eduard...
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Grey. Foliage Green does not appear to have been used on this aircraft. Norm Turbull personally told the author of the book that the elephant was grey. RAAF BRIGHT BLUE MEDIUM SEA GREY C363 C323 DARK SEA GREY C362 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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Sky Blue. Bobby Gibbes had the Ace of Spades emblem placed inverted on his aircraft. RAAF YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 DARK SEA GREY C362 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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1944, some three months after No.81 Squadron's arrival in the theatre, and a month after the only known photos of Cronin's aircraft were taken. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED C138 AZURE BLUE DARK EARTH MIDDLE STONE BLACK C370 C369 eduard...
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This aircraft had rounded rudder. Code letters DL were yellow. The spinner was Black while its backing plate Dark Earth. The cannon fairings were White. Note the oval shaped section under the lower forward section of the cowling. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED BLACK C138 H302 H316 AZURE BLUE DARK EARTH FOLIAGE GREEN WHITE C370 C369 C302 C316 eduard...
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This A/C shown the ravages of five months service in the tropics. The lower part of the rudder was repainted Sky Blue or covered with Aluminium dope. The white leading edges and cannon fairings were over painted, probably with Foliage Green. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 ALUMINIUM FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE MC218 BLACK C302 C117 eduard...
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White. H302 C302 H302 C302 H316 H302 C316 C302 H302 H417 C302 C117 ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/2119 C138 H302 H302 C302 C302 H316 C316 H417 C117 H316 C316 H302 C302...
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This aircraft originally had a White empennage. This was painted over before it was flown to Morotai.The cannon fairings were camouflaged. H417 H335 RAAF MEDIUM SEA GREY LIGHT BLUE C363 C117 DARK SEA GREY C362 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 C368 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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Sky band were over painted. H417 H335 RAAF MEDIUM SEA GREY LIGHT BLUE C363 C117 DARK SEA GREY C362 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN BLACK C368 C362 C302 C361 eduard...
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The anti-dazzle panel, the rectangular rear-view mirror and windscreen frame and front canopy frame are Black. There appear to be no maintenance or warning stencils on this aircraft. The spinner is red. The front part of the cannon barrel fairings left unpainted. H316 SILVER BLACK SM01 WHITE C316 eduard...
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RAF Dark Earth, being only marginally darker. The squadron code letters are Yellow. C370 ALUMINIUM MC218 H338 YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED LIGHT GREY CLEAR ORANGE C138 C338 H316 AZURE BLUE DARK EARTH MIDDLE STONE WHITE BLACK C370 C369 C316 eduard...
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The Yellow leading edges were painted with camouflage colours. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H335 OCEAN GREY DARK GREEN MEDIUM SEA GREY BLACK C363 C362 C361 eduard...
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Black. There was extensive repainting with Foliage Green and Dark Sea Grey on the rear fuselage where original serial, roundel and Sky band were over painted. H335 RAAF MEDIUM SEA GREY DARK SEA GREY C363 C368 C362 SILVER YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE SM01 C138 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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The cannon fairings were over painted Foliage Green. H302 H316 C302 C316 C362 C361 C368 RAAF SM01 C361 C138 C361 ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA H316 www.eduard.com/s/2119 C316 H316 RAAF C316 H302 C302 H302 H302 C302 C302 H316 C362 C316 H302...
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A58-419, flown by F/O Fred Inger, No. 457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, October 1944 The cannon fairings were over painted Foliage Green. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 H302 H417 H316 FOLIAGE GREEN LIGHT BLUE WHITE BLACK C302 C117 C316 eduard...
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A58-602 with newer, bigger, shark mouth and newly positioned eyeballs. Compare to the colour profile No. 18. RAAF YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED CLEAR ORANGE C138 DARK SEA GREY C362 H302 H316 OCEAN GREY FOLIAGE GREEN DARK GREEN WHITE BLACK C362 C302 C361 C316 eduard...
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A58-319, ‘Olly’, flown by F/S Robert Ingles Buchan, No. 548 Squadron, Darwin Civil Strip, November 1944 This aircraft was stripped back to natural metal and the fabric covered areas re-bagged and painted with aluminium dope. YELLOW CLEAR GREEN CLEAR RED C138 SILVER SILVER BLACK SM01 Mc218 eduard...
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