RLM colours please.

[Kari Lumppio]

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

To transffer several hundreds of kilograms of paint could not be result of "partnership between unit comansers", but could be result of "Partnership between Official Goverments", with confirming documents e.t.c. There was only one act documented - transferring a paint FROM GERMANY TO FINNLAND (RLM 74/75/76) to use to repair/repaint Finnish Bf109G's.

Hello!

First thanks for the Remont book, Evgeny.

I have not seen a single piece of document that RLM 74/75/76 paints were delivered to Finland! And I do have searched high and low in the archives. Note, that this does necessarily have to mean that such deliveries were not made! IF you really have documents of such I very much would like to hear more.

Ikarol paints were bought from Germany, but these were apparently made to Finnish specifications colour and otherwise. Documents of purchases do survive.

NO Finnish paints were given to Germans to my knowledge. Nor is there any documents of such that I know. The Winter and Schildt & Hallberg paints were chemically different from the RLM finishing systems.


Regards,
Kari

PS Kjetil Aakra has written nice piece of text of the Afrika-coloured Bf 109 F-4 delivered to JG5. Available at www.ahs.no -site. I used to object the use RLM 79 but it seems many if not all of the F-4 subtypes delivered late Spring-Summer 1942 to JG 5 were Trop versions. What their colours became after delivery is another matter. Others will know more for sure.