Table of colors of Spanish Republican planes of the Civil War
by Massimo Tessitori
Updated on February 14, 2011
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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

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.