[pstrany]

Pawlas' book is indeed an excellent reference. I do have a copy of it, just did not mention same as it mirrors the L.Dv.4200 document fairly closely. Pawlas does not always cite an overall color for some weapons, such as the SC250. Where he does cite an overall color, it is either beigegrau or dunkelgrau. There is no mention of dark green as an overall color for a bomb, nor is there any mention of light blue as an overall color for a bomb.

The website cited is also a good reference, again I did not mention it as it is drawn almost entirely from TM 9-1985-2, which again mirrors OP 1666.

As to the photo, I have interpreted it as a bomb painted overall light blue that later had a coat of a dark color (dark green?) applied to the top for purposes of concealment on the ground. If you look at it closely, you can see the upper surface color is very roughly applied, from appearances with a mop or coarse brush, and is definitively painted over TOP of the lighter color.

I will mention two other books, "German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945" by Wolfgang Fleischer, and "the Blitz, Then and Now Volume 1". The former deals with many details of German bombs (but not the overall colors, aside from a reference to RAL 7027 for the AB-250). The latter has a section on German bombs, and mentions the colors colors green-gray, tan, field gray and light blue.

Again, thanks to all for your input!

Paul