lousy late catchup on all these old posts ....
I can't help but think of a giant flying bottle of Pepto Bismol as I look at the first image of the plane.
And actually, while we're on the subject of camoflage that was rendered obsolete, I just wanted to bring up a link to the razzle-dazzle camo used on ships in World War I.
http://gotouring.com/razzledazzle/dazzle.html
I just love the idea of bright and gaudy warships steaming along, looking like something out a Picasso painting. And the fact that the camo actually worked -- at least until sonar and radar nipped it in the bud -- makes the artist in me smile.
sapienza