Is Monogram correct?

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On the box cover of their TBD Devastator kit, Monogram shows the standing crewman with the raised arms painted with a red cap, red shirt, and blue pants.

I know that now, red means armament and this guy seems to be directing the action, not arming the aeroplane.

I am curious as to the proper uniform coloring for a deck crewman whose primary job would be directing the traffic.

Thank you for any help you can offer on this,

Regards, PWB.

2

I think you answered your own question.

I don’t have the box in front of me–how did the modeler who built the model for the photo color the mechanic figure, who’s meant to straddle the wing and the access panel, and turn the crank?

3

yellow shirts are aircraft handlers purple are fuelers red is weapons loaders brown are aircraft parkers and plane captains and white are safety officers and green are air launch and recovery

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Here are some pre WWII color photos from Life magazine taken aboard USS Enterprise. I dont think you can get any better reference shots from that era than these. I don’t think they had all the plethora of colors beack in the 40s.

Crew aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise CV-6 listening to instructions during the US Navy's Pacific Fleet maneuvers around Hawaii.

SBC-3 scout/dive bombers being readied for takeoff from the aircraft carrier Enterprise CV-6 during the US Navy's Pacific Fleet maneuvers around Hawaii.

5

Fantastic pics, thanks for posting them.

Cheers,

Greg

6

"stikpusher’,

Way to go! That answers any possible question that could come up on this subject.

Thank you so much for your efforts.

Regards, PWB.

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Exellent, thanks for the photos, Stikpusher!