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Those must be Revell colour numbers.
A MkI in the Europe would normally have upper colours of Dark Earth and Dark Green. The lower surface colour(s) would depend on the date,they changed quite a bit in the early war years. Probably Black/White,Sky,or Sky with a Night port wing.
Which aircraft are you building?
Xtracrylix do good matches for all the WWII RAF colours and very sensibly call them by their correct names. John does them at the shop (top of the page).
Cheers
Steve

That wouldn't happen to be Tucks ride would it???

Ian M

Thats the Chap! Thanks Tony, I have only just seen this.
My thoughts where that If you are building his ride (aircraft) Aiden, it will make it much easier to find out exactly how it was painted at the time in question.

Ian M

Originally Posted by AVB99

Ian I have no idea what Tucks ride is - would you like to elucidate?

Ian means Flight Lieutenant,later Acting Squadron Leader Roland Robert Stanford TUCK, D.F.C. (37306), No. 257 Squadron.
He is assocciated with two Hurricane MkIs. The first has the serial V6555 and was coded DT*A. This one had a Sky underside. The second was V6864 and is probably the most famous of his Hurricanes. It too was coded DT*A but he flew it during the period when the underside of the port wing was painted Night (black) and bore a yellow bordered rondel. I think it was in the "B" scheme camouflage where the two upper colours were transposed but I haven't checked. Both aircraft carried different personal and tactical markings which should be on the decal sheet.
Here's the man himself in the cockpit of V6864.



Cheers
Steve