The latest volume in the Air-Craft History series: RAF Fighters 1950-60 UK-Based Units – Part 2, examines the liveries worn by six post-war aircraft types.
If you’re looking for a reference on the colours and markings worn by UK-based RAF fighters then Air-Craft History Volume 3: RAF Fighters 1950-60 UK-Based Units – Part 2 is ideal.
Written and illustrated by Mark Smith, this lavish collection of profiles highlights just how colourful aircraft were during that period. The 1950s and 1960s was a time of massive transition for the Royal Air Force, both from the turnover of aircraft and a shift from natural metal finish to camouflage schemes. The third in Air-Craft’s history series takes a second look at this timeframe, this time focussing purely on jet fighter types operated by UK-based RAF squadrons (the first part featured the Spitfire, Hornet, Mosquito and Meteor): the Hunter, Javelin, Sabre, Swift, Vampire and Venom.
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The opening spreads in this 48-page publication provide details on the national insignia type, sizes/forms of code and serial letters/numbers, squadron codes listings, camouflage scheme details and brief histories of the types included in the volume, breaking down each by va…
