Neutral Airliners in 1940

[TomZ]

In 1940 the Dutch, Belgian and Danish airlines painted their airliners bright orange to clearly indicate their neutrality to any foreign fighters.



This meant that the Belgian Ju-86 and Dutch He-111 airliners also flew in this orange schemes:













After the surrender of the Dutch and Belgian forces the remining aircraft were impressed in the Lufthansa.

Models: Italeri & Roden 1/72

TomZ

[Rick Lowe]

 

Makes an interesting change from early-war splinter.

[loupgarou]

That's an unusual idea and choice, and a very good realization! Congratulations. 

[PFJN]

Hi,
Thoselooks great

[NARSES2]

They look really good Tom   

[su27rules]

          Nice!!

[Hotte]

Top 

Hotte

[kitbasher]

Top work, Tom - very striking models 👍

[Dizzyfugu]

Cool, great idea! 

[Vulcan7]

Beautiful looking builds, great colour           

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Those cheered   up my day!

[The Wooksta!]

My eyes!  My eyes!

IIRC, there were no He 111 transports exported and only Turkey and Spain got any bombers in the pre war period*.  There were very few Cs built (less than a dozen ?) and many were rebuilt with the straight wing.  The early He 111s, those with the stepped nose, are quite intriguing.
And congratulations for getting the ill-fitting horror  that is the Roden kit together, let alone painted.

*Turkey apparently received a load of He 111H wreckage salvaged from examples shot down over the UK during the Battle of Britain and then the Blitz.

[Captain Canada]

Nice ! They look so similar I had to do a couple double takes.

[chrisonord]

Nice