Bob:

First off, thank you for your and your family's sacrifice. I remember when I was a kid watching shows about you guys flying through hurricanes. I am a fire captain and I have no problem with fighting fires in a structure but put me in forest fire and that is another story. Mother nature seems to ignore accepted physics principles and does what she wants to do.

My wife hates rollercoasters but she yet she wants to fly through a hurricane and that is the reason why I am building her the model. She was born in 1958 and I saw the markings and thought perfect Christmas present.

That is the reason why I am asking the question about the plane being blue or gray. I like to be as accurate as possible when I build models especially when they are gifts.

I am very grateful if you could give me a definitive answer. I would think being the plane commander would be has accurate as you could be.

I look forward to your response. I will be glad to send you pictures of the plane when it is completed.

Thanx,
Carl