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USAAF Aircraft Markings and Camouflage 1941-1947: The History of USAAF Aircraft Markings, Insignia, Camouflage, and Colors (Schiffer Military Aviation History) Hardcover – July 1, 1997

by Victor G. Archer (Author), Robert D. Archer (Author)

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Compiled from official source documents this book covers the entire period of the USAAF, pre-war and post-war, and throughout World War II, up to the fomation of the independent U.S. Air Force in 1947. Described are many hitherto unknown facts about the U

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Series: Schiffer Military Aviation History
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; First edition (July 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764302469
ISBN-13: 978-0764302466
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.4 x 12.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews
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Super for Modellers

ByEric Bergerudon February 27, 2013

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I have written pretty widely about the Pacific War including specifically questions dealing with air operations, and I give this book a real thumbs up. Another critic said the book doesn't tell you much about aircraft. That's true but it doesn't claim to. What it does do is lay out a very good paper trail showing the whats and many of the whys of USAAF camo schemes throughout WWII including major exceptions. As luck would have it, this is one subject that was often dealt with in cooperation with the Navy. So if you examine the various color samples closely you've got the Navy colors too. And if you coordinate it with Steve Zaloga's work on armor, you've got a really good example of Ground Forces olive drab into the bargain. (It's not the same as the color employed on the vast majority of USAAF OD aircraft - which is darker and more muddy. As I understand it, GF OD is the same as the USAAF 1943 revision OD which was, as Archer notes, almost never used in the real world because the USAAF decided to go to natural finish within weeks of the revision.) My only regret is that Archer does not flesh out his claim that just as modellers often use the incorrect (for airplanes, but good for vehicles) OD because paint companies didn't follow the paper trail, so too are USN aircraft often assigned incorrect hues until the switch to dark blue in late war. These are not cosmic issues. It will not require anyone to reassess the meaning of WWII or the development of strategy, operations or fundamental technologies. It does help you know what aircraft look like. Modellers spent tons of money on kits, supplies and reference books - having one that tells you what colors to aim for is very nice. So necessity? Nope. But it's a sweet "buy it for yourself" present for any serious WWII modeller.

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Five Stars

ByJim Atkinsonon July 17, 2016

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A great reference for any serious modeler.

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amazing information

ByTrombettaon May 19, 2010

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very beautifull book who explain the creation of aicraft cammouflage and marking during world war 2 for all US planes

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great info on african theater and sea search color schemes

ByA customeron September 26, 1999

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A great reference for the historical modeler or any fan of WWII air power. I especially enjoyed the detail and new information (to me)on the development of sea search camouflage schemes and the camouflage and markings developed for the north african campaign. These areas have been minimally covered previously, and it was always confusing to try and determine what was accurate. It is a valuable reference for me in reproducing some of these more obscure or specialized color schemes in models, and in identifying the theater and period of aircraft in photos.

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Is it worth $ 85.00

ByA customeron March 27, 1998

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For a aviation historian to spend 85.00 for a book there is the expectation that the book would provide a new prespective on a subject. This book falls short on this area. This book uses the same tired aviation pictures that have been published for the past 50 years. The only thing different it the picture are now muddy and in some cases out of focus. This author also has no understanding of the aircraft involved with his professed expertise (ie camouflage). In one istance of this books failing this author has mislabled all the B-24 liberators photos in this book The book might be good on the subject matter (camouflage) but weak on the aviation history side. Only recommend for experience aviation historians and not for the beginner.

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Good ink color chips

ByDrBigon June 16, 2007

Format: Hardcover

I can't comment on the quality of the markings text, but the color chips in the appendix are very accurate, which surprises me. If you don't want to buy this book because it has only ink & not proper paint color chips, I urge you to reconsider. The production team actually did well using the less expensive ink format to accurately portray the historic colors. The 3-1 colors match very well to the real McCoy which I have seen, & this most likely means that the others were done correctly too.

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