article IAF Israeli Air Force Camouflage After the Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force introduced a new camouflage scheme consisting of an upper surface pattern of FS 30219 Dark Tan, FS 33531 Sand and FS…

article Skunk Works ,Stealth Camouflage 1965-Present Lockheed’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), better known as Skunk Works, is the company’s secretive R&D unit in charge of developing highly classified advanced aircraft designs. It has been a…

article RAF / FAA Fleet Air Arm Camouflage 1941-1945 The FAA struggled to produce carrier-based aircraft of equivalent quality to that of the other two main carrier powers, the US and Ja pan. Consequently, it…

article U.S.Aircraft Marking  Aircraft of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have carried distinguishing markings almost from the beginning of naval aviation. The earliest being the aircraft building number, preceded by a block letter…

article Asia Minor scheme Camouflage(1971-1982) Although the TAC camouflage scheme was considered effective for most regions that the USAF would be expected to operate from, it was clearly not ideal for arid or desert environments…

article  Hill Gray camouflage 1978-1991 A three-color gray camouflage was developed specifically for the new F-16 Fighting Falcon . lightweight fighter, which entered service with the USAF in 1978. It was initially (and unofficially) known…

article Vietnam Camouflage. TAC SEA Designs (1964-1996) As the US’s participation in the Vietnam War escalated, the need to create new camouflage schemes appropriate for the combat conditions in South-East Asia became apparent. In 1964,…

article ‘Euro I Camouflage, charcoal lizard (1978-1992) The European I scheme, also known as Euro I or more colloquially as the ‘lizard’ or ‘charcoal lizard’ scheme, was developed from the 1977 Joint Attack Weapons System…