"Dazzle" paint scheme.

[Mike Busutil]

Capt. Paul Hexter (pictured in the center of the first photo) came up with this disruptive black and white "dazzle" paint scheme. The design was applied to the fuselage sides and the undersides of the wings and tail surfaces. The design was meant to disrupt enemy gunners aiming point but was never adopted.

 

 

 

 

[Der_Fred]

but was never adopted.

Not surprised.. it's more of an in-your-face advertisement than a visual disruption.

Maybe for slow moving ships, in lousy weather, against a imperfect cloudy background, dazzle might work to a certain extent.... but certainly not for fast moving aircraft against a contrasting background.

 

Who ever thought of that idea ??

[VH-Rock]

Capt. Paul Hexter (pictured in the center of the first photo) came up with this disruptive black and white "dazzle" paint scheme.

 

Capt. Paul Hexter, Apparently ;)

[Der_Fred]

Ah!.. missed that... I was just looking at the scheme in disbelief :-)