Hello all,
I have a question. I have seen a picture of a painted and weathered DH.2 upper wing with the roundel on the underside faded in to look like it is showing through the fabric of the lower surface.... can this be applied to all RFC aircraft?
thank you in advance!
I think that depends on how the wings were doped/painted. Clear doped wings had a shine- through effect, so you could see the roundel as a dark shadow when looking upwards at the lower side of the upper wing.
But when the upper sides of the wing were painted PC-10/12, this effect is hardly visible:
There are theories that say early DH 2s were painted in an early form of protective cellulose, called PC-8. It is possible that this paint was so thinnly applied that the thicker paint of the roundels produced a visible shadow anyway.
Borsos