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Old March 8th 04, 03:21 PM
G.R. Patterson III
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Cub Driver wrote:

During WWII the RAF painted its photo-recce planes dark blue so they
couldn't be seen.


First off, it's sort of an electric robin's egg blue - not very dark, and
secondly, very few of us are flying at 40,000'.


Very few Hurricanes did either.


That's why they used special Spitfires for the job.

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Old March 8th 04, 06:14 PM
Paul Sengupta
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Cub Driver wrote:
"G.R. Patterson III" wrote
First off, it's sort of an electric robin's egg blue - not very dark,

and
secondly, very few of us are flying at 40,000'.


Very few Hurricanes did either.


That's why they used special Spitfires for the job.


http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=109363
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=104095
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=145761
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/titl...P6159~ser=SPAV
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/galle...=14&Group=7prg
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazin...ail_spit19.htm

A PR squadron:
http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisat...pruhistory.htm

Paul


 




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