I would say that the ambulance and motorcycle photos are post january 1941, Up until that date RAF vehicles in UK were registered via the RAF Depot Uxbridge with Middlesex County Council. Both vehicles bear an "RAF 2345" format registration. Re the camo ; by jan 1941 few non camo vehicles remained. Although the first AMO detailing colours is dated august 1941 it is clear AMOs were preceded, often by several months, by signaled (telex) instructions or Directing Letters. I have found an AMO dated June 1941 clarifying the situation re cam finishes on impressed vehicles. also files unearthed at TNA Kew contain letters acknowledging units are procuring paint and undertaking such work at a local level. Furthermore I have found a document dated feb 1941 with contains the text " The RAF are following the Army in its choice of colours". I would strongly suggest because the dark tone in the photographs is very dark then it is Nobels Dark Tarmac Green No4 and the light colour is Khaki Green No 3 .( Nobels Dark Tarmac Green is known to be an extremely dark greyish colour )
Larry, for your camo interest I found a photo of the 4 sqn road convoy leaving Odiham in sept 1939 for the docks to embark for France and every vehicle was in camo. Also in the 8 feb 1940 edition of FLIGHT there is a picture of an Albion refuller in Camo but still carrying its twin circular orange or yellow airfield discs. see attached
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