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Old 26th October 2012, 10:00
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Re: Colors of Luftwaffe Bombs

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Originally Posted by pstrany View Post
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.
This was the same style of application for the undersurfaces/sides of the bombers. The Black temporary paint was often applied with brooms, mops, brushes. Photos show this being applied in such quick careless way.
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