Dan-San Abbot, know for his most excellent research, and to some for his "shocking" and "sacrilegious" revelations, has brought forth information, born out by Fokker finishing specifications AND photos, that all Fokker EV/D.VIIIs had streaked camouflaged wings, 2 upper colors and 2 lower colors!
At first I though it was ridiculous. How could I have never noticed this after 30 something years of looking at this plane? But after looking at every photo I have, I'm convinced. Any war-time photo you find of the wings that's clear enough to see detail shows this too be true!
They were all streaked in 2 tone dye, 2 colors for the top and 2 colors for the bottom.
Like this-
These are best color renditions I've seen although they might not be as bright as they're supposed to be.
And a good photos-
Here are a bunch of links about this camouflage-
Look here for way more information and debate than you might want-
Fok.e.V/D/VIII wings were stained. - The Aerodrome Forum]Fok.e.V/D/VIII wings were stained. - The Aerodrome Forum
Fokker E-V Colours and The Nature of Historical Research - The Aerodrome Forum]Fokker E-V Colours and The Nature of Historical Research - The Aerodrome Forum]Fokker E-V Colours and The Nature of Historical Research - The Aerodrome Forum
E.V/D.VIII wing camo - The Aerodrome Forum]E.V/D.VIII wing camo - The Aerodrome Forum
Fokker E.V - D.VIII wing camouflage - The Aerodrome Forum]Fokker E.V - D.VIII wing camouflage - The Aerodrome Forum
A detailed study of doing the camouflage and an RC plane-
Fokker D8 wing streaking test update - The Aerodrome Forum]Fokker D8 wing streaking test update - The Aerodrome Forum
Original factory drawings and specifications show these color pigments.
It's hard to swallow, harder to imagine, but I believe it's true, and more importantly, most all experts in the field believe it as well!
Do read over that stuff carefully and look over all the photos you can find that are clear and make up your own mind.
Also of GREAT use-
BTW, not that there isn't a good argument for the green Jasta 6 cowling star pattern, but most people in the know say it was black and white, not green and white. I prefer black and white, mostly because all Jasta 6 D.VIIs were also painted this way.
