Apologies for these no being the most exciting pics in the world, but I thought I'd better post something lest you all think I've given up already - a fair assumption, given my recent reputation!

...as the German oil was much worse than the Allied/Entente stuff.

Must've been unlucky Friday the 18th as I had the reverse Midas touch in work too. Keep on smiling. Just to keep from crying

First the(wing and fuselage) cross fields were not yellow but had been overpainted in the field upon arrival (before being assembled.) to cut down the white areas. The unit received supplies of the camouflage paint to use for repairs. It was these stocks that were used. The colour authority Dan san Abbott has said.

". . .Translate to 'Richthofen's fall on 13 March 1918.' The photo distinctly shows the upper left aileron and wing tip in the streaked Fokker camouflage. The cross field on the aileron is over painted a dark color, probably olive brown.. ."



Langdon Badger of Boolcoolmata comments next.
". . .I have a copy of Ed Ferko's photo of this plane at the crash site taken from front on with a gaurd standing on the right side of the photo. Of interest is the cross field on the upper wing which is painted in a streaky manner in a shade similar to the fusealge streaking that can be seen between the cockpit and the yellow tail section (also lower wings). As you know the upper wing cross is surrounded by the narrow white border but outside of this is a thinner border (about half the thickness of the white border) which is noticibly darker than the rest of the overpainted field, have you considered what colour this might be?. . . I considered that this area might be a little overexposed but it does contrast markedly against the cross field colour you have described as being "probably olive brown" which should be similar, in its tonal value, to the olive brown of the standard camouflage. . ."

...how is it going together