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Old 24th Sep 2006, 20:17
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Originally Posted by Navaleye
Hmnn... No comment. here's a Sunday night trivia question for you. Why are RAF uniforms blue (in colour)?

I believe that when they were looking for a cloth for the soon to be formed RAF in 1918 they discover a huge stack of the stuff that had been ordered by the Tsar of Russia. It was and still is blue/grey as per the order. Obviously, he had at that point been deposed and the cloth was going nowhere!


Sorry Ken Scott, been sitting with the website open never saw your post until I came out of site and it updated as I went back in! At least we knew the answer!

Last edited by BeefyBoy; 24th Sep 2006 at 20:28. Reason: site updated after I posted
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