Brian,
How right you are. Crud and Custard Eh ? I well remember arriving at Aldergrove during the operation motorman resupply weekend, when us Colernite techies were used as liney's for that weekends movements. The paint scheme really stood out amidst the greens of the Northern Irish countryside. I heard a while later that the white band had been removed from the roundel as it made it a target for IRA snipers, also the white flight deck top. By the time they decided to change the colour scheme, I had left Colerne to help Kilwhang overhaul hydraulic components in Cyprus, as I remember 70 Squadron, operated both Alberts and Whistling Tits in the "Crud and Custard" scheme. I wonder if there are any photographs around of 70 in those days ?
Smudge
