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KimWerner
Post subject: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: April 23rd, 2013, 1:03 pm
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I'm working with HMS Albatross in her 1942 version. That year she changed from six Walrus airplanes to four Catalina's. Anyone who knows the configuration and colours of these Catalina's? :)

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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 2nd, 2013, 9:36 pm
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Kim,

The RAF mainly operated the Catalina as a straight flying boat, so in 1942 these would have been PBY-5s. As for colours these would most likely have been Dark Sea Grey/Dark Slate Grey uppers with Sky lowers. These would have had a low demarkation line, with just the underside of the hull being in Sky.

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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 2nd, 2013, 9:58 pm
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The only thing I could find. click on the pictures on that side to get them larger:

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/h/581/9/0


only Norwegians ones, but might give an idea:
http://vingtor.net/profiles_content.html
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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 2nd, 2013, 10:04 pm
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found it:

look around Half way down, and you find it!

http://planecolours.tumblr.com/

Supermarine Walrus MkI 710 Sqn, Embarked on HMS Albatross, 1942
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working on trying to find confirming ref.

This model from an model company says this model is of the ship in 1942:

It looks like it have an biplane hanging from one of the cranes, just like the Walrus

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But then I found this from http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono ... atross.htm:
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July Deployed with HM Destroyers GRIFFIN and FOXHOUND to establish forward base
at Ile Mayote in Mozambique Channel, north west of Madagascar.
(Operation THROAT)
(Note: Base was to be established for anti-submarine patrols using four CATALINA
aircraft consequent on increase in U-Boat activity in Mozambique Channel.
See WAR WITH JAPAN Volume III (HMSO).
This project was not implemented as enemy offensive ceased.)
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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 2nd, 2013, 11:17 pm
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This thread is from April, and the drawing has been uploaded...

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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 3rd, 2013, 8:34 am
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Yes I know. It was late in the night and I didn't see that it was an "one timer" member that posted that response...
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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 3rd, 2013, 2:49 pm
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:D Thanks anyway! It confirms that I've drawn the right Walrus and in right colours. Always good discovering the sources have been ok ;)

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Post subject: Re: Catalina for HMS Albatross 1942Posted: September 3rd, 2013, 7:13 pm
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Which just goes to prove that us "one timers" don't read the dates either....... :oops:

Plus Kim asked about Catalinas, and the drawing features Walruses....... :shock:

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