colors

Colors utilized on Soviet warplanes 1937-1947
by Massimo Tessitori

Updates of 28 February 2018: the shade of AII green of 1940 was separated from that of 1938 and made lighter; the chips of AMT-1 and A-21m were modified.

Update of 10 June 2020: a quick guide to painting standard was introduced. The chip of AII green of 1940 was changed, becoming intermediate between AII green of 1938 and A-19f of 1940.

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Quick guide to painting standards evolution
Painting of Soviet military planes before 1937
Painting of Soviet military planes 1937-1940
Painting of soviet military planes 1940-1941
Painting of Soviet military planes Experimental camouflages of 1940 and 1941
Painting of Soviet military planes 1941-1943 (new planes, temperate scheme)
Painting of Soviet military planes 1941-1943 (old repainted planes, temperate scheme)
Painting of Soviet military planes: winter temporary schemes
Painting of Soviet military planes: 1943-1945, fighters
Painting of Soviet military planes: 1943-1945, non-fighter planes
Painting of Soviet military planes: 1945-47, wartime models
Painting of Soviet military planes: 1945-1950, new types
Painting of Soviet military planes 1937-1950: internal surfaces and primers
Painting of Soviet military planes: colors of markings and high visibility liveries , 1937-1947
Painting of Soviet-built Spanish Republican planes of the Civil War
Painting of Soviet-built Chinese planes in late '30s
General table of colors of Soviet warplanes 1937-1947
Translations of documents about painting from Russian
Comparison of Humbrol, Akan and FS colors see also http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/board/index.php?topic=783.0 http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/board/index.php?topic=1992.0 http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/board/index.php?topic=2319.0	Light blues
	Greens
	Greys
	Browns
	Other colors
Sources, links and credits

Thanks to Aleksandr Akanihin, Konstantin Lesnikov, Marian Holly, Isaac Montoya, Kari Lumppio, Apex1701, Bergr, Dmitriy Linevitch, Dragonlance, Martin Lucero, John Thompson, Peter Zanella, Tapani Tuomanen, Aleksandr Ruchkovsky, Musa Zekoreev .

Should I have forgotten anyone, please let me know.

Massimo