Neil Albaugh Posted February 13 Share #1 Posted February 13 This was among my Dad's stuff. It appears to be a small piece of the aluminum skin from a downed Japanese plane. Judging by the paint color, any guesses as to what plane it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted February 13 Share #2 Posted February 13 Apparently, according to a critique of the movie Pearl Harbor I recently read, the color of the attacking Japanese aircraft was not green, but actually an aluminum color. The movie portrayed them as green, which the critique said was an error. I'm not an expert on what color the planes were at PH. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Albaugh Posted February 13 Author Share #3 Posted February 13 14 minutes ago, themick said: Apparently, according to a critique of the movie Pearl Harbor I recently read, the color of the attacking Japanese aircraft was not green, but actually an aluminum color. The movie portrayed them as green, which the critique said was an error. I'm not an expert on what color the planes were at PH. Steve It may have been a green zinc chromate primer but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted February 13 Share #4 Posted February 13 22 minutes ago, Neil Albaugh said: It may have been a green zinc chromate primer but who knows? The critique says this: While Japanese-flown Mitsubishi A6M Zeros are known for their green paint job, they actually entered the Second World War sporting a much more muted grey tone – and one that didn’t react well to sunlight. It wasn’t until 1943 that the aircraft began being painted green. Given this, the Zeros flown in Pearl Harbor should be grey. Instead, they’re painted green, which isn’t all that historically accurate. Here's the link: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/pearl-harbor-movie-mistakes.html Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted February 13 Share #5 Posted February 13 I believe teh Kate torpedo planes were painted a dark green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Albaugh Posted February 13 Author Share #6 Posted February 13 20 minutes ago, 29navy said: I believe teh Kate torpedo planes were painted a dark green Thank you- this seems likely what it was from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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