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'Hi Leo:

The colors on the Fairchild PT-19 and 23 were Bahama Blue (lighter) and True Blue ( a little darker). Modelers over the years have made the mistake of painting the fuselage Insignia Blue( almost Black). The yellow was AN Orange Yellow.The only PT-23 that was Blue and Yellow was the prototype. All the PT-23s were silver after that. The prototype is still flying in PA.
The color went from Blue and Yellow on the ARMY planes to Silver in June of 1942.The True Blue seems to have been useed early for awhile just before WWII. Jeff Ethell did a book with great colored pictures. One has the True Blue color on a North American BT-9. Warbirds Illustrated N). 15 and the other one NO. 16 has a picture of a BT-13 with the Bahama Blue. One thing that is incorrect on the Fairchild Blue & Yellow planes would be black anti-glare on the top engine cowling and cockpit combing on the Ranger powered PT-19s. They were all blue. They door on the left side of the metal panel by the front cockpit was blue also. It was painted red on the silver ones and on the blue and yellow Stearmans. I made some drawings for the paint schemes several years ago if you are interested.
You can contact me if you want at 517-278-7654 or write me at Mike Kelly 92 N. Circle Dr. Coldwater, MI 49036. Another good source for colors would be a book by Dana Bell AIRFORCE COLORS VOL I 1926-1942. This was put out bu Squadron/Signial publications.

Keep 'Em Flying!

Mike Kelly
Fairchild Club President.'

'The first two pictures are of a restored PT-19A in pre May 1942 colors of
True Blue and AN Yellow. The next two are of a PT-19 and PT-23 taken by the
manufacturer. The next one is a PT-19 in Chilean Air Force service. The
last is a flight of PT-26's in Canadian service. Randolph (Brodak) has
these colors available in pigmented butyrate dope. You can also have these
colors scanned and matched to your favorite painting system.





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Subject: [fairchildclub] Colors on PT-19.





Hi Leo:

The colors on the Fairchild PT-19 and 23 were Bahama Blue (lighter) and True
Blue ( a little darker). Modelers over the years have made the mistake of
painting the fuselage Insignia Blue( almost Black). The yellow was AN Orange
Yellow.The only PT-23 that was Blue and Yellow was the prototype. All the
PT-23s were silver after that. The prototype is still flying in PA.
The color went from Blue and Yellow on the ARMY planes to Silver in June of
1942.The True Blue seems to have been useed early for awhile just before
WWII. Jeff Ethell did a book with great colored pictures. One has the True
Blue color on a North American BT-9. Warbirds Illustrated N). 15 and the
other one NO. 16 has a picture of a BT-13 with the Bahama Blue. One thing
that is incorrect on the Fairchild Blue & Yellow planes would be black
anti-glare on the top engine cowling and cockpit combing on the Ranger
powered PT-19s. They were all blue. They door on the left side of the metal
panel by the front cockpit was blue also. It was painted red on the silver
ones and on the blue and yellow Stearmans. I made some drawings for the
paint schemes several years ago if you are interested.
You can contact me if you want at 517-278-7654 or write me at Mike Kelly 92
N. Circle Dr. Coldwater, MI 49036. Another good source for colors would be a
book by Dana Bell AIRFORCE COLORS VOL I 1926-1942. This was put out bu
Squadron/Signial publications.

Keep 'Em Flying!

Mike Kelly
Fairchild Club President.





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'Thank all of you that responded to my question, it was very informative
and helpful. I just ordered the Air Force colors Vol 1 1926-1942






--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "Michael kelly"
wrote:

>
> Hi Leo:
>
> The colors on the Fairchild PT-19 and 23 were Bahama Blue (lighter)

and True Blue ( a little darker). Modelers over the years have made the
mistake of painting the fuselage Insignia Blue( almost Black). The
yellow was AN Orange Yellow.The only PT-23 that was Blue and Yellow was
the prototype. All the PT-23s were silver after that. The prototype is
still flying in PA.

> The color went from Blue and Yellow on the ARMY planes to Silver in

June of 1942.The True Blue seems to have been useed early for awhile
just before WWII. Jeff Ethell did a book with great colored pictures.
One has the True Blue color on a North American BT-9. Warbirds
Illustrated N). 15 and the other one NO. 16 has a picture of a BT-13
with the Bahama Blue. One thing that is incorrect on the Fairchild Blue
& Yellow planes would be black anti-glare on the top engine cowling and
cockpit combing on the Ranger powered PT-19s. They were all blue. They
door on the left side of the metal panel by the front cockpit was blue
also. It was painted red on the silver ones and on the blue and yellow
Stearmans. I made some drawings for the paint schemes several years ago
if you are interested.

> You can contact me if you want at 517-278-7654 or write me at Mike

Kelly 92 N. Circle Dr. Coldwater, MI 49036. Another good source for
colors would be a book by Dana Bell AIRFORCE COLORS VOL I 1926-1942.
This was put out bu Squadron/Signial publications.

>
> Keep 'Em Flying!
>
> Mike Kelly
> Fairchild Club President.
>

'