LetLetLet ~ Warplanes

Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: Jicehem on October 24, 2009, 11:32:49 AM

Title: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: Jicehem on October 24, 2009, 11:32:49 AM

Hi every body,

An amazing picture taken ca 1948 :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_IMG-10.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=IMG-10.jpg)
©John Bailly

Cheers,
Jicehem

Title: Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: No.1 on October 24, 2009, 12:39:16 PM

Really beautiful!! Nose in French color or just natural color?

Title: Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: Jicehem on October 24, 2009, 01:07:39 PM

Quote from: No.1 on October 24, 2009, 12:39:16 PM

Really beautiful!! Nose in French color or just natural color?

The nose is a red-wine color.

Jicehem

Title: Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: No.1 on October 24, 2009, 01:59:54 PM

I know that color, protective but look also like one camouflage color...

Title: Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: Jicehem on October 24, 2009, 05:34:39 PM

Quote from: No.1 on October 24, 2009, 01:59:54 PM

I know that color, protective but look also like one camouflage color...

I don't think so. The reality is simplier : He 162 N°3 had the nose of N°2 which had been entirely painted wine-red (more precisely "bordeaux", a sort of red-maroon) having been exposed during a wine fair at... Bordeaux. This color has been found during restoration of He 162 N°2 (actually WNr 120015, yellow 21 in the Luftwaffe) of the Musée de l'air et de l'espace at Le Bourget.

Here are two links :
1) for a model kit :

http://fighters.forumactif.com/1-48e-f44/heinkel-162-francais-t30178.htm

2) for restoration of WNr 120015 :
(On the opening page you have to click on "He 162 N°120015")

http://memorial.flight.free.fr/index.html


All the best,
Jicehem

Title: Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: No.1 on October 24, 2009, 06:01:33 PM

Interesting!!!

Title: Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...
Post by: santynus on December 02, 2009, 07:11:14 PM

very interesting photo and link Jicehem  :-ok :-clap
I made the color profile of this subect comment & suggestion are welcome :) :-wave