VF-2. Artist Keith Ferris developed a number of camouflage schemes for aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s, all based on a splinter scheme and in various shades of grey, that went from a tan-grey to a dark blue-grey. Photo credit: Bruce R. Trombecky
The 'Tripala', powered by the Hispano-Suiza 12Z-17 engine (seen in front of the aircraft), performed unsatisfactorily and was replaced by the RR Merlin 500-45 in the HA-1112M-1L variant.