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Re: Breach of international rules of war?
Perhaps it could be considered in the same context as a raider surviving by masquerading as a neutral or friendly ship. From what is said in books on this subject, my understanding is that no direct action can be taken other than under the proper flag. The first action is to drop the disguise and show the "true colours", before firing can commence.
By this logic the Arado would not be permitted to drop bombs or fire on any target whilst flying under false colours, but overflights would not be breaking any international convention.
I believe (without direct evidence to hand) that it was the 1912 Geneva Convention that required all military/combatant/belligerent aircraft to carry national markings of identity visible in all six directions - something rarely if ever achieved from front and rear, at least!
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