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Hi There

Wonder if someone could please help with the colour reference for the training  Sidewinders carried by the Swiss Air Force F-5E.

I don't know if there is two types carried but the only reference I have for one type is light brown body,wood brown front body,red front fins and dark earth missile tip.

The other version has a blue band in it.

 

 

Many Thanks

 

Craig

 

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Do you have a picture of the Sidewinder you are asking about, I've never heard/seen of a CATM-9 painted " light brown body,wood brown front body,red front fins and dark earth missile tip". I thought the Swiss used the same Captive Sidewinders as the US, all the CATM-9's I've loaded were either overall FS 35109 or grey with a FS 35109 on the warhead and rocket motor. These were CATM-9M's going back to the mid 80's.

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15 hours ago, GW8345 said:

Do you have a picture of the Sidewinder you are asking about, I've never heard/seen of a CATM-9 painted " light brown body,wood brown front body,red front fins and dark earth missile tip". I thought the Swiss used the same Captive Sidewinders as the US, all the CATM-9's I've loaded were either overall FS 35109 or grey with a FS 35109 on the warhead and rocket motor. These were CATM-9M's going back to the mid 80's.

 

Perhaps he was talking about these:

http://www.airpics.net/UserFiles/pics/medium/J-3005-Northrop-F-5E-Tiger-II-Swiss-Air-Force/19050/19036m.jpg

http://www.worldwide-military.com/Military Aircraft/US Fighters plaatjes/Groot/F-5 Tiger II Swiss.jpg

http://c8.alamy.com/comp/E4F02J/a-northrop-f-5e-tiger-of-the-swiss-air-force-at-sion-airport-switzerland-E4F02J.jpg

https://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/northrop/images/f-5f_j3201.jpg

 

I've often wondered about this "orange-ish" (your light brown body) color myself as I've also seen them on Swiss Mirage IIIs.

 

Also, some of the Sidewinders seem to be in Dayglo Orange:

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/swiss-air-force-f-e-tiger-iis-formation-over-alps-ii-multirole-fighter-seen-here-operation-86616659.jpg

http://www.airpics.net/UserFiles/pics/large/J-3033-Northrop-F-5E-Tiger-II-Swiss-Air-Force/19050/19034l.jpg

 

 

 

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