That's exactly it.
The aircraft was factory finished in the split Night/White underside scheme. The 'new' Sky colour was then applied with the aircraft in service. On 10 June 1940 the Air Ministry told all concerned that aircraft delivered with the Night/White underside scheme should be repainted with 'no more than two coats' of Sky. The landing gear legs and wheel hubs were clearly left in Night and White. I did the wheel wells the same, but they're anyone's guess.
The pictures show that none of the stencils were re-applied and were simply painted over. I suppose the squadrons were a bit busy fighting the war at this time.
There are also no underwing roundels. These had not been required with the change to Sky undersides. However, as an aid to recognition in air fighting, the underside roundels were re-introduced in mid August, about the time this aircraft was lost. It clearly never received them.
The aircraft was factory finished in the split Night/White underside scheme. The 'new' Sky colour was then applied with the aircraft in service. On 10 June 1940 the Air Ministry told all concerned that aircraft delivered with the Night/White underside scheme should be repainted with 'no more than two coats' of Sky. The landing gear legs and wheel hubs were clearly left in Night and White. I did the wheel wells the same, but they're anyone's guess.
The pictures show that none of the stencils were re-applied and were simply painted over. I suppose the squadrons were a bit busy fighting the war at this time.
There are also no underwing roundels. These had not been required with the change to Sky undersides. However, as an aid to recognition in air fighting, the underside roundels were re-introduced in mid August, about the time this aircraft was lost. It clearly never received them.
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