Scheme Colour name FS number BS number Humbrol XtraColor Vallejo Model Color Vallejo Model Air Hataka
Boeing (Consolidated) PB2B-1 Catalina IVB
RAF Standard #1 Upper surfaces Extra Dark Sea Grey ~6099 BS:640 123 / 106 X005 / X376 70.866 71.110 ~140
Undersides White ~7875   34   70.951 71.001 ~043
Boeing (Consolidated) PB2B-2 Catalina VI
Standard #1 Overall Aluminium dope     56 / 191   70.864 71.062 -
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina: P-200 till P-206 (after overhaul)
Standard #2 Overall Aluminium dope     56 / 191   70.864 71.062 -
Y-86 & Y-87 (later P-86 & P-87): Temperate Sea scheme, wing span larger than 75 feet
Standard #1 Upper surfaces Dark Slate Grey     102 X025 70.892 71.092 ~202
Extra Dark Sea Grey ~6099 BS:640 123 / 106 X005 / X376 70.866 71.110 ~140
Undersides Sky - BS:210 90 X004 / X130 - 71.302 ~026
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina: Y-38 t/m Y-73;
Delivery scheme, initally orange triangles; but from february 1942 and on with flags as national insigna.
Standard #1 Upper surfaces Dark Sea Blue Grey: ANA 623 ?? 35042   181 X121 70.990   ~001
Undersides Milky White     90 (mixed with white) X007 (mixed with white)  70.885 71.103 (mixed with white) -
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina: Y-74 t/m Y-85, later P-75 t/m P-85
Standard #1 Upper surfaces Dark Sea Blue Grey: ANA 623 ?? 35042   181 X121  70.990   ~001
Undersides Milky White     90 (mixed with white) X007 (mixed with white) 70.885 71.103 (mixed with white) -
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina: P-211 t/m P-225 (after overhaul)
Standard #2 Overall Aluminium dope     56 / 191   70.864 70.062 -

 

Several colour scheme's applied on the PBY-5 Catalina.

These scheme's are meant for illustration purposes only. The size and type of used fonts of the serials, the size of the roundels etcetera might not be correct, but are as good as possible a simulation of the original.
Further there are many differences between individual aircraft regarding antennas, exhaust and also markings like squadron markings.

Many aircraft had black anti-fouling applied on the undersides of the fuselage.
Just in case you want to built a Dutch Catalina, check you references very well!

 

Delivery scheme PBY-5 Catalina.
Delivery scheme PBY-5 Catalina:
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Schema 2 PBY-5 Catalina.
Rudder painted in camouflage colours, no Dutch markings on the upper sides of the wing.
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Schema 3: PBY-5 Catalina.
Identical to paint scheme 2. The markings on the fuselage are resized to 1/3 of the original size.
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Schema 4: PBY-5 Catalina.
Identical to paint scheme 3, with Dutch flags as nationality markings.
Left side view : The rear part of the underside of the fuselage of Y-57 is panted with a dark (black?) colour .
Right side: Under side of the fuselage of P-200 had black anti-fouling applied.
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Scheme 5: PBY-5 Catalina.
Identical to paint scheme 3, with English RAF markings. These were applied during ferry flights.
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Scheme 6: PBY-5 Catalina.
De Y-69 is one of the few Dutch "Black Cat's", these were painted overall black because of nightly operations.
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Scheme 7: PBY-5 Catalina.
Applied on Y-86 and Y-87. Identical to the RAF paint scheme (for aircraft with a wingspan larger than 75 feet). This drawing is partly reconstructed with the help of photo's of the Y-87.

 

Several colour scheme's applied on the PB2B-1 Catalina IV.

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Colour scheme Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina IV.
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Colour scheme Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina IV.
This particular aircraft still had the paint scheme of the RAF, the first owner, applied.
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Colour scheme Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina IV.
Overall aluminium-dope with Dutch flags.
Undersides of the fuselage had black anti-fouling applied.
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Colour scheme Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina IV.
Overall aluminium-dope with Dutch roundels and new serials.
Undersides of the fuselage had black anti-fouling applied.

 

Colour scheme applied on the PB2B-2 Catalina VI.

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Colour scheme Boeing-Canada PB2B-2 Catalina VI.
Overall aluminium-dope with Dutch flags.
Undersides of the fuselage had black anti-fouling applied.

 

Several colour scheme's applied on the PBY-5A Catalina.

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First colour scheme PBY-5A Catalina.
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Second colour scheme PBY-5A Catalina.
Identical to scheme 1, with English RAF markings. These were applied during ferry flights, mentioned in the test above.
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Overall aluminium-dope with Dutch roundels and new serials.
Undersides of the fuselage had black anti-fouling applied.
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Fourth colour scheme: Overall aluminium-dope with Dutch roundels and new serials.
Note the changed position of several markings.