[keith A]

Cheers Nick, I have ALL the Osprey Japanese titles (I tend towards over-enthusiastic purchasing when I get a bee in my bonnet) and have looked everywhere on the 'net for evidence of brown camouflage. The overwhelming evidence is that the 'planes were painted green. I did wonder if the Japanese Navy and Air Force adopted different camouflage choices but again that fell flat in the face of almost all the profiles I have seen. There are a few examples of brown camo but not anywhere near the amounts that would match the USN claims of brown or brown/green mottling in the period 1944-45. I wonder, would constant exposure to the sun bleach green aeroplanes brown?

best regards

Keith