Colour Information

In Memoriam

Klaas Willem Jonker
(Wilko)
† April 30, 2018

On Monday, April 30, 2018, Wilko Jonker passed away after a long illness at the age of 58. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The Dutch military aviation and plastic model building were his hobby and on this website he has shared all the knowledge he has gathered about it over the many years. His hobby was able to distract him from the raging disease in his body until the last week of his life. The contacts with other hobbyists were a major support for him.

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First scheme:

At delivery the aircraft were in standard USAAC colour scheme of a blue fuselage, Light Blue Shade 23, and yellow wings and tail units, Yellow Shade 4. The rudder was in red, white and blue, but painted over in 1939. It is unlikely that this colour scheme had also the orange triangle applied, which were in use from the second half of 1939.

Second scheme:

During 1940 all remaining aircraft were sprayed in Olive Drab, Shade 41 (called "Old Blad" (old leave)); the under side was sprayed with aluminium dope. Also the Dutch roundels were replaced with the orange triangles in four positions, not on the undersides of the wings! Initially the rudder was also painted orange, but soon the rudder was painted in Olive Drab. Uncertain is whether the triangles were reduced in size like the RNlNAS did. I haven't seen any photo's of this.

During 1941 several Martins had a two tone camouflage pattern applied on the upper surfaces of the wings, colours used were "Oud Blad" and "Jong Blad" (Olive Drab, shade 41 and Medium Green, shade 42).

February 1942 the remaining aircraft had the triangles replaced with the Dutch flag.

Scheme		Colour name	FS number	ANA	Humbrol	XtraColor	Vallejo Model Color	Valejo Model Air
Standard #1: Delivery scheme	Fuselage	Blue Shade 23	15109	501		X124
Standard #1: Delivery scheme	Wings etc.	Yellow Shade 48	13538	50	154	X213	70.953	71.078
From midst of 1940 all remaining aircraft. Some aircraft had a camouflage pattern applied with "Jong Blad" (= Med. Green 42)
Standard #2	Uppersides Oud Blad & Jong Blad ( on some aricraft)	Olive drab shade 41	33070	613	66	X114	70.889	71.034
	Uppersides Oud Blad & Jong Blad ( on some aricraft)	Medium Green shade 42	34092	612	149		70.885	71.014
	Undersides	Aluminium			191 / 56	X126	70.864	71.062

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Martin 139 WH-1

Delivery scheme Martin 139 WH-1.

Second colour scheme of the Martin WH-1: 'Jong Blad' on upper surfaces and bare metal on lower surfaces.

Martin 139 WH-2

Delivery scheme Martin 139 WH-2.

Second colour scheme of the Martin WH-2: Jong Blad on upper surfaces and bare metal on lower surfaces.

Third colour scheme Martin 139 WH-2: A pattern of 'Jong Blad' and 'Oud Blad' on upper surfacess and bare metal on lower surfaces.
As a source for this scheme I used the scheme published by Peter C. Boer on "Mars et historia" .

Martin 166 WH-3 and WH-3A

Delivery scheme Martin 166 WH-3.

Colour scheme Martin 166 WH-3: camouflaged ('jongblad') with oranje triangles as national markings.

Delivery scheme Martin 166 WH-3A.

Colour scheme Martin 166 WH-3a: camouflaged ('jongblad') with oranje triangles as national markings.

Colour scheme Martin 166 WH-3A: camouflaged ('jongblad' with a pattern of "oud blad") with oranje triangles as national markings.