P-51 Mustang with rare cammo

[svenfromsweden]

The link below brings some photos of a P-51 Mustang applied with an experimental paint scheme. Does anyone know the name or if this cammo was used operationally?

 

 

 

http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/p-51-mustang-em-camuflagem-exotica.html

 

 

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[WW2JAKE]

RAZZLE DAZZLE

common during ww1 the Titanic's sister ship the Olympic had a style of it during ww1 (its other sister the Britannic did not)

[tarbridge]

[CorsairAce]

This is known as the "Dazzle scheme". In 1942 USAAF Captain Paul Hexter designed a black and white dazzle camouflage paint scheme reminiscent of a WWI warship. While it was moderately successful, the application and maintenance of the scheme was labor intensive and ultimately not adopted.

 

And now you know, the rest of the story.

[MWalsh]

Sven,

 

You have some very interesting posts with some great links, but with as often as links change, die, get removed, moved, etc, you might want to consider saving and posting the actual pictures and info from the sites, otherwise when the links change or the website is gone, the threads are no longer any good.

 

I think if you do that and credit the original site too, you are fine.

 

MW

[gwb123]

At the beginning of World War II, the RAF had a camouflage scheme that painted half of the underside in black and the other half in white.

 

The concept was that this broke up the outline of the aircraft and made it more difficult to spot.

 

http://hsfeatures.com/spitfiremkibg_1.htm

 

However, in the real world, it insured the aircraft could be spotted whether it was in front of a dark background or a light back ground.

 

As far as razzle dazzle, it was in theory supposed to mess with the optics of artillery range finders. That might make sense for a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, but on wonders how practical it would have been for air to air combat.

 

 

 

[Backtheattack]

Interesting theme, didn`t notice this before. Thank`s for posting.

[bobatl]

It doesn't really dazzle if you don't see it in color.

[Jon S]

Seems like a splotchy gray scheme over white would have been more effective than the hard edged stripes.

[blitzkrieg gsd]

Thought it looked familiar I have seen the same camo pattern on navy ships early in the war.