HISTORY

The apron at Kbely with 2nd Flight, 1 Air Regiment, 3 Air Division in April 1951. The nearest aircraft is Avia S-199.444 with a freshly applied fuselage code JW-38 in accordance with

regulation VL number 0010941/51 dated March 15, 1951. The aircraft is Light Green-Grey with a white spinner, and the dark green wheel hubs and spinner base are also noteworthy.

The label applied by the National Factory for Paints reads “Paints and Varnishes for All

Uses in the Aviation Industry”. This was the company Tebas before it was nationalized,

and it supplied paints used on the S-199.

August 2022

A reproduction of a page from the color chips of shades produced by the National Factory

for Paints and Varnishes from 1950, with the original notes preserved. The top row contains samples of light green-grey (RAL equivalents) and Avion 2036.02 (RLM 02), while

in the bottom right corner is a shade of blue for that component of the national marking

(labeled as Flag) Shade 66 corresponds to RLM 66 Black-Grey (for interiors and wheel

wells) and RLM 65 corresponding to shades used on the lower surfaces (Avion 2036.65).

INFO Eduard

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