WE992
5th Oct 2012, 18:40
Some questions about the blue bands that were worn on RAFCollege Cranwell aircraft:
What are the correct colours/bs numbers?
I can only find photographs that show them on the rearfuselage, were they ever applied to the wings?
Were they used when RAF Training aircraft were paintedsilver?
The reason that I am asking is that several years ago I sawa Cadet Mk2 wing in a trailer at Lasham that was silver with the 2 tone blueband applied to it. On the underside of the wing there was a militaryregistration beginning with a V.
I know that the RAF College Glider Flight / Gliding Club didoperate 5 Slingsby T.8 Cadet Mk2’s XE758 – 762 which were converted from T.7Cadet Mk1’s which had serials begging with VF and VM.
I am currently restoring Cadet Mk2 XE761 and want to returnit to its correct military colours.
Thanks
What are the correct colours/bs numbers?
I can only find photographs that show them on the rearfuselage, were they ever applied to the wings?
Were they used when RAF Training aircraft were paintedsilver?
The reason that I am asking is that several years ago I sawa Cadet Mk2 wing in a trailer at Lasham that was silver with the 2 tone blueband applied to it. On the underside of the wing there was a militaryregistration beginning with a V.
I know that the RAF College Glider Flight / Gliding Club didoperate 5 Slingsby T.8 Cadet Mk2’s XE758 – 762 which were converted from T.7Cadet Mk1’s which had serials begging with VF and VM.
I am currently restoring Cadet Mk2 XE761 and want to returnit to its correct military colours.
Thanks