While browsing through the topics I spotted this fascinating forum on Provost T.1 WW397. Although it is probably too late, I have a photograph of the subject aircraft taken during a brief allocation back to CFS in October 1968. As you can see, it bears the standard Flying Training Command markings of all-over silver with red dayglo scotchal-tape stripes introduced on the type in 1961. It would be great to see her back in the air again!

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Red Arrows experimental scheme

I’d left Rissy by then Mike, but my understanding is that it was produced as a prototype design for the forthcoming season. Sadly, in my opinion, they decided to keep the then current scheme at a time when an ‘upgrade’ would have been good both for the team and for promotional purposes.
Ray

CFS crest and badge

Having read all of the posts on this topic, I thought I would add a few comments in the hope that it adds a little clarity.

While working on the Little Rissington book (published in 2006 by P&S) the subject raised its head many times and we were surprised at how many former CFS personnel did not know the difference between the crest and the badge (including us!). Fortunately the CFS Association came to our aid and I hope the appended images are of some help.

The markings applied to most CFS aircraft comprised a badge with black/blue/green flashes either side (note that the flashes were omitted from CFS Hunters until 1962 and several CFS course Gnats in the period 1963-5).
The CFS crest was applied to the Red Arrows Gnats forward fuselage for the 1966/7 seasons and appeared on official stationary and internal signage at Little Rissington. Like a previous contributor, I cannot recall there being a station sign ouside the camp with the crest on it.

However, during a visit to Cranwell in 2004, I photographed a sign outside the then CFS HQ that contained the crest on the blue background depicted in the images.

Ray