[Clint Mitchell]

You also have to take into consideration that not all batches of the same paint were exactly the same. There is clear evidence that there were numerous possibilities of differing shades of RLM65. This can be clearly seen when codes and other markings were overpainted with a different pot of RLM 65 at the unit compared to the pot of RLM 65 that they originally sprayed the aircraft in at the factory. Some of the differences in shade are quite staggering considering that essentially they should be the same colour. Photos and surviving examples confirm this as being an irrefutable fact.