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Offline Kev367th

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RAF roundels and colors.
« on: March 19, 2006, 04:57:02 PM »
Guess I'm going to have to check my Spit roundel colors.

1940 - 41 had a brighter red to 1941-45.

Summary here -------->

RAF Roundels

Color plus RGB value

a) Early Roundel Red - 188/32/7
b) Late Roundel Red - 152/32/6
c) Roundel Blue - 59/65/78
d) Roundel yellow - 255/169/24
e) White - 242/241/234

Types
A - Fuselage
A1 - Underwing
B - Top wing

C - Fuselage
C1 - Underwing (2 T.A.F. top wing - see below)
B - Topwing

Used

1940 - 1941
Colors: use a,c and d,
A, A1 and B roundels
Equal sized 3 color fin flash.
Codes - Medium Sea Grey

1941 - 1945
Colors: Use b,c and d,
C, C1 and B roundels
Later 3 color fin flash with narrow white band.
Codes - Sky type S

2nd Tactical Air Force
June 43 to early 45 - C fuselage , C1 lowerwing and B roundels, with sky fuselage band.
From Early 1945 - C fuselage , C1 lowerwing and C1 upperwing, NO sky fuselage band.
« Last Edit: March 19, 2006, 06:21:07 PM by Kev367th »
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