[Cigogne]

Other than the factory finishes, they used whatever they could get their hands on, domestic product, or locally acquired from the occupied towns, or captured stock from British or French sources.

The red paint of the Richthofen Geschwader for example? Richthofen sent his mechanic Holzapfel wherever was necessary to acquire red paint. He had an open signed pass that allowed him to go, whether by car, or airplane to various locations.