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Old 09-09-2023, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by gomidefilho View Post
The fact is that no Wellesley was factory painted with a desert scheme, the reasons are simple: production was completed before the war and unlike its illustrious relative the Wellington.
I think you missed the point, though, they weren't factory painted that way, but the references seem to indicate that they were "field painted" with the sand color.

At least one of the pictures on this thread seems to corroborate this:

Vickers Wellesley East Africa... | Aircraft of World War II - WW2Aircraft.net Forums
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