Queen's Flight High Visibility Day Glow Red Paint
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Queen's Flight High Visibility Day Glow Red Paint
HI, anyone have information as to when the Queen's Flight aircraft were painted high visibility red. I read some where there might have been almost mid air but cannot find that info now and google is not helping so far.
2.Was the high vis paint applied to the Herons done at De Havilland or at a RAF depot.
thanks - ken
2.Was the high vis paint applied to the Herons done at De Havilland or at a RAF depot.
thanks - ken
Early 1960s, I think. I remember a comment in Roger Bacon's column in Flight mag about it clashing with Purple Airways!
Edited to say that my schoolboy diary for 1959 refers to seeing a Heron 'painted 'a vile fluorescent red overall'!! Date was 6 July, so a bit earlier than my estimate.
Edited to say that my schoolboy diary for 1959 refers to seeing a Heron 'painted 'a vile fluorescent red overall'!! Date was 6 July, so a bit earlier than my estimate.
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We had one of those on 60Sqn at Wildenrath during 1970, XM296, absolute luxury for trips around & an absolute pleasure to work on, even kept clean hands.
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sycamore, did wear white overalls on one occasion I remember though, but - your aircraft were always ready for you when you called , regards from Bicester
