by Massimo Tessitori |
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Camouflage paints of Spanish Republican planes of the
Civil War
name of paint | indicative chip | match | typical use | notes |
Spanish olive green
(or AII green?) |
Found on an I-16 | see here | ||
Spanish light blue
(or AII blue?) |
Found on an I-16 (over a layer of grey-blue) | see here | ||
Dark green | Found on a SB over AE-9 underlying | |||
Spanish light olive green | Found on a SB overposed to the darker green; possibly utilized for disruptive camo. | |||
Spanish markings red | Found on an I-16 and on a RWD tail | see here
and here |
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Spanish ochre yellow | found on an RWD tail both as camo and flag color. | see here | ||
Spanish markings purple | found on an RWD tail as flag color | see here |
Note: thanks to Isaac Montoya for the samples of greens, red and light
blue. Note that existing exhibits are very few, and could be not representative
of all planes.