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Old 18-10-2006   #1 (permalink)
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colour scheme changes for spitfires

Can anyone tell me why and when the RAF changed the colour scheme of the Spitfires from brown and green to grey and green?

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Ther Air ministry decided in 1941 that the green and brown was good for aircraft that were parked but tended to hilight the ones in flight also the green and grey were proven to be better over seas and the landscapes of europe
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Thanks - I guess its time I bought some books on the subject

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For more info on Aircraft marking read this by Barry
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why not model the pink version? they look even better! ;-)
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pink?

Squiff - you been drinking?
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no james...read through the group build thread and you will see what he means!

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2527

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Yes pink Spitfires were used for high altitude PRU work,varying shades of PRU Cerulean blue were also used,the higher the aircraft operated then the lighter the shade.
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Well I knew aircrafts came in all colours but I never thought Id hear of a pink spitfire. Just goes to show you never know what facts are hidden away. Does anyone know if there was a gold one? and if so what markingsw were on it?
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a gold aeroplane?? now that i would like to see

erm....i think you could get the Triumph Spitfire in gold. lol
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