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The Scale-Models guide to aircraft markings-Part 15,Canberra aircraft 1950's
The English Electric Canberra,the R.A.F's first jet bomber carried a variety of colourschemes,the prototype examples generally had a very smooth silver-grey finish.Up to 1952 several squadrons had camouflaged their Canberra aircraft in a light slate grey and medium sea grey,with light blue undersurfaces,the division of surfaces occurring along the fuselage datum point,a few had black undersurfaces,normally for night operations and some PR.3's eg WE140,had azure blue and light grey for upper and undersurfaces respectively.For night bombing a dark green and dark sea grey camouflage pattern was applied to uppersurfaces and a semi gloss black underneath,this originated from the levels of the tailplane downwards.
The photograph above serves to show the variety of colours in service at a particular time.
As is always the case there were exceptions to the loose rules in place as the transition from piston engined Avro Lincoln aircraft to the twin jets took place.
The English Electric Canberra,the R.A.F's first jet bomber carried a variety of colourschemes,the prototype examples generally had a very smooth silver-grey finish.Up to 1952 several squadrons had camouflaged their Canberra aircraft in a light slate grey and medium sea grey,with light blue undersurfaces,the division of surfaces occurring along the fuselage datum point,a few had black undersurfaces,normally for night operations and some PR.3's eg WE140,had azure blue and light grey for upper and undersurfaces respectively.For night bombing a dark green and dark sea grey camouflage pattern was applied to uppersurfaces and a semi gloss black underneath,this originated from the levels of the tailplane downwards.
The photograph above serves to show the variety of colours in service at a particular time.
As is always the case there were exceptions to the loose rules in place as the transition from piston engined Avro Lincoln aircraft to the twin jets took place.