The Curtiss Hawk 81-A2 was the export version of the P-40B/C. The first aircraft received by ihe A.V.G. were Hawk 81-A2 fighters originally intended for the RAF, and as such they were painted according to RAF guidelines. While Curtiss did nol have actual RAF paint stocks on hand, they used DuPont paints that approximated the color descriptions given to them by the RAF. The upper surfaces were to be painted Dark Green and Dark Earth, and the DuPont paints used were fairly close to the specified RAF colors. In some cases the brown color used had a slightly more yellow hue to it that the RAF color, which became more evident when fading occurred in the field as shown in several color plates in this book. The DuPont paints used were 71-065 (Dark Brown), and 71-013 (Dark Green).
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