austernj673
June 23, 2008 at 7:20 pm

RAF Grey green aircraft paint

I’ve just been looking at a few pictures of WW2 British aircraft restorations and some of the interiors seem to be either dark grey/ green whilst others seem to be a lot lighter shade of grey/ green, is this purely down to the paint mix or was there a change of shade during the war?

Thanks.

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By: austernj673 - 23rd June 2008 at 21:44

Thanks again, i’m fairly new to the site but very impressed with what people have to offer…..

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Tim.

P.S Mudmover, got any spares you dont want??

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By: Mark V - 23rd June 2008 at 20:26

There were a number of variations in the shade of green used by the various manufacturers and also the extent to which it was used. For example Westland loved the stuff and painted, for example, much more extensive internal Spitfire/Seafire areas with it compared to Supermarine/CBAF built aircraft.

So as usual – no hard and fast rules!

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By: Mudmover - 23rd June 2008 at 20:26

If you are looking for the shade of interior green for your Auster rebuild ,it is a much darker green than what you will see in modern uk warbird rebuilds of British a/c,I have a few original military Auster interior bits from my current Auster rebuild project.Good source of info is Middle Wallop Museum.