Yeah, like I said, it was in no way meant to discredit the artist's work, but merely to point out documentation that could have been missed while researching the skin (I do it all the time heh).
But maybe the results are conflicting because (somewhere along the line) they've mixed one pilot's paintjob with another's? The two pics I posted are of two different pilots (as per the book's description).
For the record, I agree that it looks black aswell. I just thought I'd bring it up politely, before someone did the opposite.
S~
PS.. looks like it was a great photo op for the enemy, but looks like it's been stripped since the last photo.