Colors utilized on Soviet warplanes 1937-1947
by Massimo Tessitori
Updated on May 15, 2011
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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

1940: experimental camouflages

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, bombers and transport planes

 

Painting of Soviet military planes:

1945-1950, old types

 
Painting of Soviet military planes: 1945-1950, new types (prop-driven)
 
Painting of Soviet military planes 1937-1947: internal surfaces and primers
 
Painting of Soviet military planes 1937-1947: marking colors
 
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

Updated on February 14, 2010

Comparison of Humbrol, Akan and FS colors
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.

Should I have forgotten anyone, please let me know.

Massimo