Swiss Kondor E.IIIa livery

[atvd1020]

Could anyone help me with the civil livery of the Kondor E.IIIa in Switzerland? The aircraft was in service of  Comte Mittelholzer & Co., later Ad Astra from 1919. I have a kit of this aircraft by Choroszy Modelbud whose painting instructions say the plane's fuselage was red overall. However photographs I've found on Swiss websites suggest otherwise:

 

http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ethbib.bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_LBS_SR02-10104_461877.html

 

http://www.swissair00.ch/kondor-e.iiia.html

 

From the topside of the wing and the rudder it's clear that the rest of the aircraft was some other colour. Any information on the livery would be much appreciated!

 

Edited November 27, 2016 by atvd1020

[Scott Garard]

I think the fuselage and forward part of the tail might be olive green, since the black "1" on the side isn't so conspicuous.

 

I found a pic of a preserved Fokker D7 in similar markings: http://s1220.photobucket.com/user/hafulinka/media/621700_zps67112c3b.jpg.html

 

Scott.

[atvd1020]

Thanks for pointing this out! Based on the contrast of other b&w photos of the time it could have also been a chocolatey brown (see https://old.hermannkeist.ch/propeller-f-m/hanriot-hd-1.html for example) but I think I prefer the green.