Questions to Yellow-hatters
The title of this thread got me thinking. Where does the painting of flying helmets yellow stem from? I believed it was so that it was easier to spot the crewman on the ground if he was detached from the wire for any reason. However that does not explain why pilots have yellow helmets also.
Do any other SAR operators do the same thing or is it purely a RAF thing?
I'm sure the answer is out there somewhere....crab??