FW 190 at War, Part I

The first camouflage scheme officially specified for the Fw 190 A series
consisted of RLM 74 Graugrun (or Dunkelgrau Grunlich as it was
identified in the 'Handbuch der Lackierbetriebe') and RLM 75 Grauviolett
(or Mittelgrau, respectively) in a segmented pattern on the
uppersurfaces and RLM 76 Lichtblau on the undersurfaces. This camouflage
for all fighters was specified in the November 1941 issue of Luftwaffen
Dienstvorschrift (L.Dv.) 521/1 and HM-Anweisung No. 7/42 of 18 May 1942.

• author: Maciej Góralczyk