by George Grasse

GASPATCH 1:48 SCALE PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDED KIT GP4002 OF THE SALMSON 2.A2

SALMSON 2.A2 3-VIEW DRAWINGS

This 3-view drawing is credited to J. D. Carrick or F. Yeoman and appeared in Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War compiled by W. M. Lamberton and published by Harleyford Publications Limited.  The French Salmson 2.A2 two-seat reconnaissance airplane equipped nearly all Aeronautique Militare reconnaissance escadrilles by war's end in late 1918. See 'Bibliography' at the end of this article for more detailed operational use.

ESCADRILLE Sal.259 INSIGNIA

CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 1 late July 2022

JUST GETTING STARTED

FUSELAGE BEGINNINGS:

 

 

FRENCH 1918 CAMOUFLAGE COLORS - TYPICAL PALETTE BY ALAN D. TOELLE

Misterkit Color	Misterkit #	Acellos CMYK				Acellos RGB			Ripolin CMYK				Ripolin RGB
		C	M	Y	K	R	G	B	C	M	Y	K	R	G	B
Chestnut Brown	MKFC05	6	15	32	56	105	93	70	6	32	39	56	104	74	57
Dark Green a	MKFC11	32	12	30	55	78	88	73	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Light Green	MKFC12	10	0	30	35	150	159	115	16	0	14	36	137	152	94
Beige	MKFC10	0	12	50	40	153	135	72	0	15	40	34	167	143	93
CDL (Ecru) b	MKFC04	0	7.5	20	17	211	196	163	0	6	26	30	179	189	129

            ^a Toelle's chart did not include Ripolin coordinates for dark green

            ^b Toelle's chart did not include coordinates for Acellos CDL but I used coordinates from his French 1916 Nieuport Bebe Colors chart

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Bibliography:

Alexander, Richard.  Wingnut Wings Salmson 2.A2 'USAS' Construction Manual.  Wellington, New Zealand, 2014.

French Escadrille 48 website page - http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille259.htm (Note that this internet page is just getting started)

Guttman, Jon.  Salmson 2.A2, Windsock Datafile 109.  Berkhamsted. Hertfordshire, UK, 2005. ISBN 1-902207-71-8.

Lamberton, W. M., Compiler, and E. F. Cheesman, Editor.  Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War.   Los Angeles, CA: Aero Publishers, 1962.

Owers, Colin A, John Guttman, and James J. Davilla. Salmson Aircraft of World War I.  Boulder, CO.  Flying Machines Press, 2001.  ISBN 1-891268-16-3.

Toelle, Alan D. "French 1918 Camouflage Colors - Typical Palette", 2001.

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