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Colours
Hi,
I personally feel that the last comments are worth considering. I believe that the two tone green and blue camo colours would have applied, and it would be most unusual for just these two aircraft to be in a different colour scheme. At this stage of the war there were apparently no problems with paint supply.
In my collection of He111 parts that I disposed of last year I had many fuselage parts that had come from underwater recoveries, some of which came from Norway. One panel in particular, from the gondola of the He111 now with the RAF museum workshops (?), at first glance appeared almost white but, where the paint had been protected, it showed as definite 65! Interestingly for modellers the interior was painted a light olive green. I have had the same colour changes on parts from the UK. On examination the paint surface was unbroken, ie the same level and not different layers.
I also had some top of wing joint covers, the paint on one of these at first glance appeared to be a fairly even, almost grey, colour. With a little bit of polishing down the two greens appeared! I have often been amazed by the colour differences on one panel where one half has been buried in mud/silt and the other has been in the water. If you look at some of the 'on ground' wrecks around Norway itself you will see many different effects of weathering on paint, even on the same aircraft!
Hope this helps!
Regards
David
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