Seeming Whiffs

[sequoiaranger]

I found this pic that SEEMS to be a Japanese Aichi E13A "Jake" in German markings. Arado Ar-196 Move over!



Astute "historians" will remember that Japanese aircraft at the time of surrender were ordered to be painted all-white with green crosses, and thus (certainly in this and other b/w photographs) *LOOK* like German aircraft!!

**I don't know if this "seeming whiffs" might be a category unto its own, or if there are too few to "qualify", but have at it if you know of others!

[Geoff]

A few Ar-196's operating off German raiders in the Indian Ocean had Hinomaru onthem.

[GTX]

I guess the surrender Bettys fall into the same category:



You can also get a similar effect when markings are partly obscured - for example, I give you a Japanese Fairey Barracuda (or do I):



Regards,

Greg

[PR19_Kit]

I hope they're not going to drop the torpedo at that dive angle!

Ah, but then it's probably a kamikazi Barracuda....

[NARSES2]

There's a lot of captured aircraft that could fall into the "seeming Wifs". The really obscure ones are those that were then captured again by a third party and repainted or those evaluation aircraft you didn't even realise the "parent" AF had and then they were captured