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The United States air forces used a variety of paint standard systems until 1943, when the Joint Aircraft Committee's Army-Navy Aircraft (ANA) color standards were accepted. This system provided a standard for all Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force aircraft produced in the United States.

 Identifier

NASM.2014.0030

Creator

Joint Army-Navy Aircraft Committee

Date

bulk 1943-1945

Provenance

Dana Bell, Gift, 2014

Extent

0.2 Cubic feet ((1 box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two Army-Navy Aircraft (ANA) Standard Colors books (6.5 by 5.5 inches): Army-Navy Aircraft Camouflage Standard Colors, June 1943 -June 1944; and Army-Navy Aircraft Color Standards, March 1945.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

Army-Navy Aircraft Standard Colors Books, Accession 2014-0030, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Aeronautics, Military

Airplanes

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Technical manuals