(Aircraft Gray : US Government : 1943 - 2017)
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1956 paint by Military with a promotional name of Aircraft Gray. This gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as Aircraft Gray. Other common color promotional names include AMS-STD 16473 and Gray. The color formulation has been used between 1943 and 2017, primarily by US Government. See the full detailed list below.

This is one of the paint colors used in US government procurement. Today these colors are specified by Federal Standard 595 documents. FED-STD-595 came out in 1956 with 358 colors; FED-STD-595A, in 1968 with 437 colors; FED-STD-595B, in 1994 with 611 colors; FED-STD-595C, in 2008 with 650 colors; and AMS-STD-595 in 2017 with 692 colors.

There are multiple short manufacturer/year codes for this paint on a 255291 in 1956, they are 512 and 1645. Careful when using these paint codes along with the make and year to specify this paint since they are may not be unique. You can check each paint code here: 512 and 1645.

Example of 1956 Military Aircraft Gray See more information on "1956 Military Aircraft Gray"
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Usage list 1956 Military Aircraft Gray paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1943	Military		512	Aircraft Gray	glossy color finishes for aircraft, Army-Navy Aeronautical Colors, |ANA Bulletin 166|
1956	Military		16473	Gray	gloss, |1956 Federal Standard 595|
1956	Military		512,1645	Aircraft Gray	MIL-L-7178 gloss lacquer, MIL-E-7729 type 1 gloss enamel, |Andrew Brown Military Finishes|
1989	Military		16473	Aircraft Gray	|Federal Standard 595B|
2008	Military		16473	Aircraft Gray
2017	Military		16473	AMS-STD 16473

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 16473, 1645, 512
PPG/Ditzler : 33706

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