British helicopters early 1960

Started by fsn, 14 July 2019, 08:42:10 PM

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fsn

Good afternoon chaps.

I've found some Whirlwinds and Wessexses(?).

I'm trying to find out what colours they would have been in the early 1960s. I'm thinking Army or RAF, in Europe. There are lots of photos, but I can't pin down if they were grey/green, green/greener or olive. 

Help! Please.
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Neither would have been Army. In the eary 70's AAC aircraft were either Bronze Green or Sea Grey/Dark Green, as RAF ones were. Check Wings Palette, has good coverage of colour schemes.

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fsn

Thank you.

I didn't mention the Westland Scouts for the AAC.  :-[

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Quote from: ianrs54 on 15 July 2019, 06:46:35 AM
Neither would have been Army. In the eary 70's AAC aircraft were either Bronze Green or Sea Grey/Dark Green, as RAF ones were. Check Wings Palette, has good coverage of colour schemes.

IanS

Partly right Ian,  but in Operations Banner and Corporate  it was the heroes of NAS 845 Squadron who flew the Wessex to its limits when the RAF complained of fog, white outs and oncoming mortar fire.  :)

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