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scottmain

Joined: 14 Nov 2007
Posts: 29
Location: fort lauderdale, florida

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:30 am Post subject: l-26 paint

greeting everyone. I own one of the 560A birds used by the airforce in 1955 designated l-26.   I am planning a return to original paint scheme and here is the request. I want to find the REAL paint code for the Polar White and Cobalt Blue paint used on the original scheme. I have spoken with the folks currently operating contemporary aircraft in the USAF and I havn't been able to get an answer. I have read though the Eisenhower library records and it appears the original 520 sent for evaluation had the blue and white scheme. After deciding to purchase them Eisenhower was asked how he wanted them painted. his reply was to keep them as delivered. From this I deduce that the color and scheme was a factory stock item in 1955. Does anyone out there have suggestions where to look for this info? I have talked to the folks with the L-26 at Dayton. I would like to get the real code from the original spec. There must be a record out there somewhere with more than a generic name for the colors. I think this will be the only original L-26 flying so I want to get it right and make all of us proud. Any help appreciated. 

Thanks in advance

scottmain2003(at)aol.com

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scottmain

Joined: 14 Nov 2007
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Location: fort lauderdale, florida

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:54 am Post subject: Re: l-26 paint

Serial number is incorrect but email had already been sent out. my apologies. 

scott

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rsrandazzo(at)precisionma
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: l-26 paint

Scott-



Whilst restoring our USMC WWII Pacific Theater Veteran SNJ6, we found the

smithsonian's garber facility to be a HUGE resource for paint matching.

They went out of their way to help us- for no remuneration other than a

phone call to say thanks..



I'll dig around and see if I can find the number we called....



Robert Randazzo

N414C



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scottmain

Joined: 14 Nov 2007
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Location: fort lauderdale, florida

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject: l-26 paint

thanks robert. sounds like a good lead

 scott

  

  In a message dated 4/29/2009 3:09:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  rsrandazzo(at)precisionmanuals.com writes:

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Scott-



Whilst restoring    our USMC WWII Pacific Theater Veteran SNJ6, we found the

smithsonian's    garber facility to be a HUGE resource for paint matching.

They went out of    their way to help us- for no remuneration other than a

phone call to say    thanks..



I'll dig around and see if I can find the number we    called....



Robert Randazzo

N414C



-----Original    Message-----

From:    owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com

[mailto:owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com]    On Behalf Of scottmain

Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:31 AM

To:    commander-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: l-26    paint



--> Commander-List message posted by: "scottmain"    <scottmain2003(at)aol.com>



greeting everyone. I own one of the 560A    birds used by the airforce in 1955

designated l-26.  SN# 55-4647. I am    planning a return to original paint

scheme and here is the request. I want    to find the REAL paint code for the

Polar White and Cobalt Blue paint used    on the original scheme. I have spoken

with the folks currently operating    contemporary aircraft in the USAF and I

havn't been able to get an answer.    I have read though the Eisenhower library

records and it appears the    original 520 sent for evaluation had the blue and

white scheme. After    deciding to purchase them Eisenhower was asked how he

wanted them painted.    his reply was to keep them as delivered. From this I

deduce that the color    and scheme was a factory stock item in 1955. Does

anyone out there have    suggestions where to look for this info? I have talked

to the folks with    the L-26 at Dayton. I would like to get the real code from

the original    spec. There must be a record out there somewhere with more than

a    generic!

  name for the colors. I think this will be the only original    L-26 flying so

I want to get it right and make all of us proud. Any help    appreciated. 

Thanks in    advance

scottmain2003(at)aol.com





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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:51 am Post subject: l-26 paint

Hi Scott,

  

 The Factory paint names for your Commander were  "Polar White & Baltic Blue".

  

 I cannot recall if the paint reference codes were  ever shown in the paperwork I've been able to trawl through, where they were the  standard Factory colours.

 I do recall some non-standard colours where a  reference was shown in Factory records.

  

 It might be worth trying Bill Duff at J W Duff  Aircraft Co., in Denver, Colorado.

 It was he who restored the Commander that is now  at the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson.

 I'm certain that he would have traced the exact  colour match.

 I remember him telling us at the Fly-In in July  1998, when the USAF museum one was officially dedicated, that the Gold paint  used for the very thin stripes between the White & Blue cost $700 and they  hardly used any of it!

  

 Now, I'm hoping you can help the accuracy of my  database with regard to the history of your 560A, s/n 247.

 My understanding is that it was modified from a  560A to a 560A(HC), whereby the original GO-480-D1A engines and HC-83X20-2C/8433  were up-graded to a combination of GO-480-G1B6 with Hartzell HC-83X20-2  hubs.

 Firstly, is there anything in the logs etc that  you have to confirm this and, if so, the date this was signed-off?

 Secondly, if the change was made, what blades  were on the HC-83X20-2 hubs?

 I suspect they were 8833-2, but confirmation will  be most welcome.

  

 Lastly, do you have any paperwork for the time it  was with the USAF and the US Army?

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

  

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