Real Colors of WWII Aircraft. AK 290

Real Colors of WWII Aircraft is a limited edition and accurately printed book devoted to the original colours of WWII, authored by experts in the field: Maciej Góralczyk, Gerald T. Högl, Jürgen Kiroff, Nicholas Millman & Mikhail V. Orlov. The book covers the main belligerents in the conflict: Germany, United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

The resulting study is a comprehensive guide to colours and camouflage schemes, presented in over 200 pages and illustrated with colour profiles, documents and dozens of black & white and colour photos, many of which are very rare. The latest information about the Luftwaffe’s late-war colours included, based on original paint factory samples, by Gerald T. Högl and Jürgen Kiroff. For the first time, the research by Mikhail V. Orlov on the Soviet Air Force colours is introduced to non-Russian readers. Nicholas Millman’s archival research brings the reader an accurate description and reproduction of the colours used by the USAAF, US Navy and RAF/FAA.

Book Data

Author: Maciej Góralczyk, Gerald T. Högl, Jürgen Kiroff, Nicholas Millman & Mikhail V. Orlov
AK Ref: AK 290
Language: English
Pages: 200+
Photos: 100s of photos, illustrations and profiles
Physical: Hardcover, 300x210mm, portrait