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CAF Wildcat/Martlett VI

Posted by Alan Brooks on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:52:26 PM

I had a chance to speak with veteran CAF Wildcat pilot, Jim McCabe this afternoon, concerning the new paint scheme. It appears that one or two of the Wix'ers have again wanted to slam dunk most anything CAF. So here is a rebuttal......
1. The Wildcat, now painted as a Martlet VI was not painted by a CAF crew. It was painted by a company based in Midland called Aero-Mod.
2. The color chips were supplied to Aero Mod by aircraft donor/sponsor Bob Reiss. These color chips are reported to be authentic New Zealand colors, not British (remember the trip the aircraft took to New Zealand?).... I might add that Mr Reiss is an avid historian.
The aircraft does look a bit different, but is certainly an eye catcher. You either like it or not, no sitting on the fence. Jim also stated that Aero Mod had an extremely difficult time matching the paint chips supplied to them.
Fly safe, fly often... Alan Brooks

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