Hi!

I'm planning on doing a dio of the USS Franklin when she was hit on Mrach 19, 1945. The Shipcamoflage database has her in MS 21 at the time, with a 'deck blue' flight deck. The color photos I have seen support that.

However, I have seen some pretty good "well researched" models of her with a wood colored deck. Wouldn't that negate the whole idea of MS 21 (being harder to spot from the air)? Am I missing something?

Thanks for any advice!

Hey Steve,

The sun would bleach out the stain pretty quickly. I've seen photos of CV-10 on it's maiden voyage with signs of the stain wearing off. A medium to dark wood tone with a hint of blue would be a good color.

Kenny

ah...great point! Would not have thought of that. I'll keep searching for pics and then try to replicate that.

Thanks!!

Here's the Yorktown CV-10 in December of 1943:




And the Bennington in 1945: