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Old 26th November 2005, 19:26
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Re: Colours used on JG54 109F aircraft at start of Barbarossa

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Originally Posted by Primoz
The pics posted by Etienne are the only good color photos of this type of camouflage I've ever seen. Judging by many b/w photos it seems that the colors were not allways the same. The dark fuselage color looks very dark and seems to be RLM 70 while the lighter (or less dark) color seems to vary - it could be RLM 74, 75, 02 and/or 71.
Well I am wondering, and have done for some while, if the base colour is actually a light '02 derivative, then crossed with 70/71/ OR 80, and the infills are actually 79...
This would tie in well with lots of other goins on , and would make at least as much sense from a ground concealment point of view.
Alternatively, some JG54 FW190 colour photo's (not great quality but nevertheless) show an unidentified but very bright medium green being used.. could it be the infill colour?
I just cannot see the point of respraying brand new aircraft in the discussed pattern using 74/75, seems a total waste of time to me.
Who know, back to the colour image request..