Crimea_River
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Good stuff Jelmer.
Depending on the type of casing and the factory which produced it, some British bombs had a rough-cast finish, hence the 'texture'. However, in many cases, what appears to be a textured finish in wartime photos, is often dust, dried mud and so on, as the bombs were stored outside, on the ground, and rolled around when moved.
Colours varied, with early war weapons being yellow, changed to dark green when it was realised that an open-air dump full of yellow things was highly visible from the air!
I have seen B&W and colour pics where the main outer casing (not the tail cone and fins) has been coated in a rough, white finish, for weapons used on fighter bombers, such as the Typhoon, but, to date, I haven't found a reason or explanation for this. Possibly for quick, visual I.D. of the type?
Apparently the white bombs were inert dummies used for practice - they were filled with concrete and painted white to ensure they weren't used on live missions.