Originally Posted by
Finningley Boy
Here's my informed contribution, wasn't the new AIR in the See Harrier FRS1 known as Blue Vixen?! Also, did they have another name for the Tonka's Foxhunter? Pink Parrot or something!?
FB
I think FRS.1's radar was Blue Fox with Blue Vixen being the upgrade for the F/A2.
My understanding is that the random colour/word combination was chosen as during the war the Allies had been able to guess the role of some pieces of German equipment due to the name.