David Rapasi Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) CORSAIR SERIAL NUMBERS From all of the information I can find on serial numbers for the Vought F4U Corsair, the change from the F4U-1(Birdcage Canopy) to the F4U-1A (Bubble Canopy) was from 17455 to 17456. What I can’t find. At what serial number did the Vought Factory switch from the Sea Gray/Light Gray paint scheme to the Sea Blue/Intermediate Blue/White Tri-Color paint scheme? Dave Edited April 19, 2011 by David Rapasi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rwright142 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) I own the Corsair Information Site (CIS) and have a lot of serial numbers (bureau numbers) with loss information here: Corsair Bureau Numbers (BuNos) With Loss Information Sorry but I cannot tell you which Vought Corsair had the change you are seeking. Edited April 19, 2011 by rwright142 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck1945 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 ...What I can’t find. At what serial number did the Vaught Factory switch from the Sea Gray/Light Gray paint scheme to the Sea Blue/Intermediate Blue/White Tri-Color paint scheme? Dave Do you mean Blue-Gray/Light Gray? :wacko: Can't help with BuN though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Rapasi Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Chuck In May of 1942 the Joint Aircraft Committee's Subcommittee on Standardization replaced QMS #12 Blue Gray, QMS # 43 Neutral Gray, and RAF Extra Dark Sea Gray, with ANA 603 Sea Gray. Studying the videos that I have of the early Birdcage Corsairs used by the Navy and Marines, they were to dark of a color, when new, to be Blue Gray. All the color photos I have of fairly new Birdcage Corsairs match ANA 603 Sea Gray. Comparing the colors in Adobe Photoshop 5.5, QMS #12 and ANA 603 have close to the same color hue, 203° for QMS #12 and 208° for ANA 603. The color saturation is close for both colors at 18% and 23%. The brightness is where the difference occurs. QMS #12 is 50% and ANA 603 is 32%, When ANA 603 faded, it looked close to QMS #12 Blue Gray, and in some instances it appears close to QMS # M-485 Blue Gray. Corsairs that were in service for close to a year in the Solomon's, appear is some photos, to be almost white from fading. Dave Edited April 19, 2011 by David Rapasi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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