by Urban Fredriksson
World War II period to Modern Swedish Air Force Colours
This chart has been last revised in September 2006
This is the most famous of all Swedish camouflages. (Winter camouflage: Tan and mid green overpainted white?)
Colours by aircraft type | |||||||||
B 3 Junkers 86 | Bottom: Blue-grey; Top: Brown RLM 61/Green RLM 62/Grey RLM 63. See German colour chart for details. | ||||||||
ca.1940:s – 60:s | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Blue-grey | Most combat aircraft | FS:36329/36250 | T:XF-66 | ||||||
Dark green | Most combat aircraft | FS:34096/34079 | T:XF-61 | ||||||
Trainer colours | |||||||||
Orange | Sk 12; Sk 15; Sk 25 | FS:12243(12273) | |||||||
Black Green | Sk 12 Fw 44; Sk 15 Kl 35 | FS:34052 | T:XF-13+63 | ||||||
Dark Green | FS:34096 | T:XF-27/61? Sk 25 Bu 181 | |||||||
Yellow, | Sk 16 Harvard; Sk 50 Safir | FS:33655 | T:X-08 | ||||||
J 11 Fiat CR.42, B 16 Caproni 313, J 20 Reggiane 2000 Delivered to Italian standard, later repainted. J 11 and J 20 had green mottle on pale sand, also used on J 9 Seversky EP-1, B 16 green and red-brown mottle on pale sand. |
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Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Tan | FS:33613?/30277? | T:XF-57*3 + 59*1 | |||||||
Green | FS:34258?/34083? | T:XF-58? | |||||||
Red-brown | FS:30166?(30219) | T:XF-64 | |||||||
Blue grey | FS:26251?(26250) | T:XF-53 | |||||||
J 30 Mosquito, J 33 Venom Delivered to British night fighter standard |
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Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Medium Sea Grey | FS:36251/25237 | T:XF-25?/53? | |||||||
Green | FS:34096/34094 | T:XF-58?/61? | |||||||
S 31 Spitfire PR Mk XIX Painted according to British PRU standard |
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Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
PRU Blue | FS:15193 | ||||||||
A 29 Tunnan, A/S/J 32 Lansen | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Olive green 325M | Undersides bare metal | FS:34096/34079 | T:XF-61 | ||||||
J 34 Hawker Hunter Maybe to British standard (?) | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Green | Underside was blue-grey | FS:34083?? | |||||||
Some J/S 29 Tunnan in Congo: | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Brown / Green | FS:33105/34088 | ||||||||
J 35A-F Draken, Sk 60 Saab 105, Sk 61 Bulldog, some Sk 50 Safir and a very few Lansen | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Blue-grey 058M | FS:36173/36314 | Hu:175 | T:XF-66?(53) | X:X777 | P:PCF82 | ||||
Dark blue 438M | FS:35042/35045 | Hu:77/HJ1 | T:XF-17+03? | X:X776 | GS:H35 | ||||
Dk olive green 328M | FS:34086/34052? | Hu:116/HF1 | T:XF-13/62? | X:X775 | GS:H304 | ||||
AJS 37 Viggen, Sk 61 Bulldog, helicopters, army vehicles | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Blue-grey 058M | FS:36314/36329? | 14*Hu:27 + 3*Hu:94 + 2*Hu:34 + 1*Hu:109 (Hu:175) | T:XF-66?(53) | ||||||
Black 093M | FS:34031/34050 | Hu:33 | T:XF-01*2+27*1 | GS:H65? | |||||
Dark Green 326M | FS:34092/34128 | 22*Hu:150 + 7*Hu:33 + 3*Hu:34 (Hu:105) | T:XF-26/58? | GS:H302 | |||||
Mid Green 322M | ANA611 | FS:34138/34187 | Hu:117 (Hu:SW1/158) | P:821? | GS:H58? | ||||
Tan 507M | FS:30117/30219 | 32*Hu:150 + 7*Hu:60 + 6*Hu:25 + 3*Hu:34 (Hu:118) | T:XF-52 | P:PCA816 | |||||
JA 37 Viggen; J 35J Draken | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Light grey | (overside) | Hu:128 | T:XF-25*1+66*1? | ||||||
Lighter grey | (underside.) | Hu:147 | T:XF-19? | ||||||
SK 60 Team 60 display team | |||||||||
Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Green | Also applied lately to J 32E Lansen, Sk 61 Bulldog and other types | Hu:116 top and bottom | |||||||
JAS 39 Gripen. Also other aircraft like SAAB 340 and Gulfstream IV carry the same colours. Thanks to Jens Lindell for this section. |
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Colour name | Comment | FS | Humbrol | Tamiya | Xtracolor | Polly S | Gunze Sangyo | Model Master | |
Light grey | (underside, nose) | FS:36373 | |||||||
Mid grey | (rest of airframe, underside insignias) | FS:36173 | |||||||
Dark grey | (insignias on mid grey) | FS:36118 |