WWII era colour photographs

[NARSES2]

I wasn't sure where to post this, and I'm a moderator  , but in the latest Airfix Magazine there is an interesting colour photo of a RAF Walrus in their background article to the build of the new tool Airfix kit.

It's a perfect example of the dangers of using historic colour photographs. If you went by this then you would use a quite bright green (possibly Interior Green ?) instead of Dark Slate Grey. The photo was taken in 1944 by a member of the USAAF's 57th FG at Pisa in Italy.

The other really interesting/intriguing bit of this photo is in the background. There is what looks to be the back end of a Mosquito, really just the tail and very rear of the fuselage. Now the tail is painted aluminium and sports a standard RAF fin flash. However the part of the fuselage that is visible would appear to be green/grey disruptive cam with USAAF markings ?

Is this my eyesight letting me down, quite likely, ? Or has anyone else seen it as well and have a possible explanation ?

As said this may be me, so have a sneak in a copy in your local newsagent. It's on page 48 0f the Aug edition. Walrus on the front cover

Cheers

Chris

[Librarian]

These ones here? (scroll down) : https://www.3squadron.org.au/subpages/Walrus.htm

I've always wondered if they were repainted locally using Regia paint stocks...very 'interior green' but also very Italian.

[NARSES2]

That's the one  The magazine reproduction is a tad "brighter".

You can also see the tail fin I'm referring to in the first pic of DZ - E

[Dizzyfugu]

Well, the tone looks to me pretty much like the lighter Slate Grey variant used for counter-shading earlier in the war?
I remember a picture of a museum Walrus (where the shading waterline runs along the fuselage), and I was shocked to recognize that the light tone looks a lot like Humbrol's 31 - I always thought it was bogus, much too bright, meh.

[NARSES2]

Ah yes, the colours used for counter shading bi-planes

[Dizzyfugu]

Found a pic of the Walrus I had in mind: it's an exhibit at Yeovilton:



Spooky colors in this pic...  Probably taken with full flash?

This one here is way different, but also demonstartes well how different the same tones can appear:

[NARSES2]

Yup top one the colours look way to bright, in the second the contrast between the colours still surprises me

[zenrat]

These ones here? (scroll down) : https://www.3squadron.org.au/subpages/Walrus.htm

I've always wondered if they were repainted locally using Regia paint stocks...very 'interior green' but also very Italian.

To me, the brightness of the yellow indicates these have been "adjusted".  Possibly recovered from very faded originals.