72 pages with 71 color images, 46 B&W images, and 8 contemporary drawings
Manufacturing variations of standard paints, Other forces’ colors
Army-Navy camouflage agreements, Gray pathfinders and gray-bellied bombers
Desert camouflages, Abandonment and reintroduction of camouflage
Snow camouflages, Anti-submarine camouflages, Night camouflages
Dana Bell, celebrated authority on American military aircraft colors, returns with his first book on camouflage in more than twenty years. Aircraft Pictorial 9 covers the interwar development of temporary camouflages, the creation of Dark Olive Drab and Neutral Gray paints, and the combination and standardization of the two colors as the Army Air Forces' basic camouflage scheme of World War II. The book includes:- 72 pages with 71 color images, 46 B&W images, and 8 contemporary drawings
Manufacturing variations of standard paints
Army-Navy camouflage agreements
Desert camouflages
Snow camouflages
Anti-submarine camouflages
Night camouflages
Abandonment and reintroduction of camouflage
Gray pathfinders and gray-bellied bombers
Other forces' colors
Aircraft Painting Guide Vol 1 will be a valuable addition to the library of any modeler, restorer, or aviation enthusiast.