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| Glossy sea blue Corsair and two colors applied to the Mustang |
100 Hour War
- F4U-5 Corsair - My Honduran F4U-5s were painted in USN Sea Blue (71.295) which is close to the dark navy blue seen in artwork, but is flat with some gray overtones as opposed to the more traditional glossy sea blue finish. While I have seen some who paint their Honduran Corsairs very dark, I have found no hard evidence as to the F4U-5s being painted in anything but the standard United States Navy blue which seems to be the correct color.
- F4U-4 Corsair - One Honduran plane had what equates to Light Gull Gray (71.121) overall, while the rest of the Honduran F4U-4s were given USN Glossy Sea Blue (71.300).
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| Looks more splotchy in person |
- FG-1D - The Salvadoran Corsairs are painted in Glossy Sea Blue with a pattern of U.S. Dark Green (71.289) and IJN Ash Grey (71.311) over top, giving a three color camouflage.
- Mustang II - The few Mustangs that were utilized by the Salvadorans during actual combat were given the COIN United States Air Force South East Asia scheme. This would be a combination of US Dark Green (71.289), USAF Brown (71.125), and US Forest Green (71.294) upper surfaces with USAAF Light Grey (71.296) underneath. I have seen illustrations of the Mustangs having black instead of the dark green, but I do not believe those to be 100% accurate.
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| USN Sea Blue and Light Gull Gray on the Honduran Corsairs |
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