Color of fighter seats
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?
Jack
PS Tradition - In days of yore fighter pilots had red linings inside their uniforms. That's a joke,right?
The seat covers I sat on were usually brown or green with the exception of the cusion on the dingy pack which was often yellow. This is because being yellow and the fact if is still strapped to your bum when you eject and you keep it, it can be used as a location aid. 
Some of them also had a pair of gloves inside if you opened them up!
Some of them also had a pair of gloves inside if you opened them up!
PS Tradition - In days of yore fighter pilots had red linings inside their uniforms. That's a joke,right
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dakkg651 "Early Spitfire seats were reddish bakelite."
Not quite, some were.
The plastic (bakelite) seat for the spitfire was introduced by Mod 189 (14-May-1940) and was available as an alternative to the traditional Aluminium seat assembly.
So either seat could be found in spitfires throughout the war.
Not quite, some were.
The plastic (bakelite) seat for the spitfire was introduced by Mod 189 (14-May-1940) and was available as an alternative to the traditional Aluminium seat assembly.
So either seat could be found in spitfires throughout the war.
