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Aviation History
1937
1937 - 1086.PDF
4io FLIGHT. APRIL 29, 1937. SCHEMES FOR HEAVY BOMBERS PORT STARBOARD DARK CREEN DARK EARTH supposed to mix with the surroundings or blend into neutral tints. For aircraft use they employed polygons of blue, rose, yellow, green, and mauve for under surfaces, and a similar pattern in black, dull green, dark purple, dark blue, and brown-yellow for upper surfaces.' This pattern was further disturbed by bold black stripes follow ing the tape covering the ribs and on the leading and trailing edges. For night bombing on the Gotha A.B.5 they used similar patterns, but somewhat larger, in black, dull green, dull blue and wine, all over the machine. Sometimes this scheme was modi fied into a pattern of perfect hexagons, as on the A.E.G., in which case the colours were further disturbed by irregular blotches of black. The most generally used colours for camouflage were deep browns, greens, and russets applied some times in definite strips dividing a top surface, say, into three equal parts, or, as on the Fokker Tri- plane, smearing them uniformly over the entire surface. In some cases the application of colours was transparent, and the An involved "Patchwork Quilt " system ot camouflage used by the Germans during the War. colour was evidently disturbed or partly washed away with sponges. In other instances it was opaque. The nearest approach to the new Air Ministry system was used on the Albatros G.37, where the patches of greens and browns were irregular and the under surfaces were pale blue. The Austrian Berg, with special reference to the sandy soil of Istria, was painted sandy yellow in transparent colour.
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