By: Ant.H - 10th January 2002 at 18:52
RE: Lanc squad colors
The 1942 date for the pic is almost certainly wrong.It’s probably more likely to be sometime between 1945 and ’47.A number of Lanc’s went back to Canada at the end of hostilities for storage.Some were later converted to be used in search and rescue and other roles with the post war RCAF,whilst others were simply sent for scrap or sold off.
By: Peter - 10th January 2002 at 02:46
RE: Lanc squad colors
Guys
thanks for the info. I need to place the year on a photo of a canadian lanc out west that was being stored in flyable storage. Its codes are outlined in yellow and the year was mentioned 1942 for the pic. I think this is wrong as why would perfectly good lancs with war service be stored here in canada??
By: Bluebird Mike - 9th January 2002 at 20:20
RE: Lanc squad colors
From memory, weren’t the yellow outlines particular to just one Group-5 rings a bell?
By: Ant.H - 9th January 2002 at 19:10
RE: Lanc squad colors
It wasn’t just the RCAF units,but others aswell.For instance there is R5868 in the RAFM in her 467sqn RAAF scheme with yellow outlines to the letters.Also come to mention it,the colour scheme previously worn by the BBMF Lanc was ‘Still Goin Strong’,a Lanc of 9sqn RAF,and that too had the yellow outlines.
I don’t know the reason for this and would like to know the answer.I also can’t fathom why they started painted the code letters accross the tailplanes and fins on some late war Lancs.Surely this made them more conspicuous?
By: Bluebird Mike - 9th January 2002 at 18:49
RE: Lanc squad colors
Was it just the RCAF sqdns. that did this?
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