The exterior metal surfaces of the airplanes shall be finished with one coat of camouflage paint, with color combinations in accordance with AAF Specification No. 24114. No priming coat shall be required.

Jun 3, 2006 · Factory fresh B-17's were a very dark olive drab, but ultra-violet during high altitude flights faded paint to a purple/brown colour, more so on the fabric control surfaces. Wartime colour pictures were usually Kodak film which was red sensitive and often over exposed which also gives newer aircraft a more brown look.

In late 1943, the Army and Navy both decided to stop painting their fighters and bombers in camouflage colors. From January 1944, all new B-17s, B-24s, P-38s, P-47s, and other aircraft, apart from specialized airplanes like the P-61 Black Widow, were sent into combat buffed in their original fresh-off-the-assembly-line aluminum shine.

The early B 17 bombers were painted in a standard olive drab color, which helped to blend in with the natural surroundings during day missions. However, as the war progressed and air superiority became more important, the paint schemes of the B 17 …

Sep 11, 2019 · B-17 Interior Color Summary from T. O. 01-20EF-2: Paint everything Aluminum unless otherwise noted. This includes the entire fuselage interior (except for the flight deck), wheel wells, cowling interiors, bomb bays, bomb racks, landing gear (on uncamouflaged aircraft) and the inside surface of the bomb bay doors.

Jun 26, 2019 · Reference – B-17 Paint Colors. This reference page also contains a listing of the Boeing finish codes, which are listed on all Boeing blueprints. “BF3-81,” for example, was the Boeing finish code for the Bronze Green/Dark Dull Green noted above. Also included is a color chart showing the most common paint colors used in and on the B-17.

Sep 26, 2007 · I have a Minicraft 1/72 B-17E with Coastal Command colors, except that I have doubts about the upper colors they call out, which are Olive Green FS 34079 and Ocean Grey 36152.

Nov 30, 2023 · B-17 interiors of all models were unpainted with the exception of the flightdeck. Exposed metal in this area was bronze (or dark dull) green, with olive green padding on the sidewalls. The nose, bomb bay, radio room, rear fuselage and tail …

Apr 28, 2021 · This b 17 would be among the 1st delivered painted o.d. and Neutral Grey from the factory. The 240th b 17 built not counting the B-299. look at the variations from brown to very green olive drab just in these early color photographs.

Sep 18, 2015 · Using Model Master paints. Need info on camo colors. Should I use med green or dark green under the olive drab? Would appreciate any info of overall paint scheme.