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# CF-104 Starfighter Green Colour Scheme
- URL: https://ipmscanada.ghost.io/cf-104-starfighter-green-colour-scheme/
- Published: 2002-01-02T04:01:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T01:50:31.000Z
- Author: IPMS Canada
- Tags: Aircraft References, #wp-import

### What is the closest FS595 equivalent to the olive green colour that was used on the CF-104 Starfighter in the 1970’s?

Unfortunately there’s not one right answer to this question. The original green scheme was applied in Prestwick Scotland during one of CF-104’s overhaul cycles in the early 1970’s. There were at least two variants of green applied to the aircraft before the three tone scheme was applied to the CF-104’s a few years later.

The CF-104 Green paint sample in the [IPMS Canada Canadian Colours Guide](https://www.ipmscanada.com/1989/01/01/ipms-canada-canadian-colours-guide-1989/?ref=ipmscanada.ghost.io) (long out of production) is fairly close to **FS 34127** or **34098**, but maybe these should be just a touch browner to be right on. **FS 34088** is also very close, and if you went half-way between this colour and the first two mentioned, you’d be very close.

As an aside to this, I was actually in CFB Lahr Germany in 1974 when we had all the 1 CAG Starfighters in place from CFB Baden-Șllingen while the runway was being resurfaced. I shot many colour slides of the jets, and I remember the colour as being a nice rich green shade, and very unlike the normal CAF camouflage colour which was being used on the CF-5, CC-115 Buffalo, and our tactical helicopters. It was definitely a unique colour because the paint was procured in the UK to meet the Canadian Forces specification. Obviously a ballpark match was good enough back then!

source: Steve Sauvé