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Old 13th Sep 2009, 21:07
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Union Jack
 
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Despite the fact that blood actually shows up as a dark stain on a red uniform, I seem to recall the response, attributed to Admiral Terence Lewin, to a senior Army officer explaining that the Army originally wore red so that the blood would not show, that that was why the Royal Navy wore dark blue!

Jack

PS Tradition - In days of yore fighter pilots had red linings inside their uniforms. That's a joke,right?
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