French He 162, N°3 with running engine...

[Jicehem]

Hi every body,

An amazing picture taken ca 1948 :

French He 162, N°3 with running engine...

©John Bailly

Cheers,
Jicehem

[No.1]

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

[Jicehem]

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

The nose is a red-wine color.

Jicehem

[No.1]

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

[Jicehem]

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

[No.1]

Interesting!!!

[santynus]

very interesting photo and link Jicehem 
I made the color profile of this subect comment & suggestion are welcome