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raf ground crew
tkdfighter
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 02:41 PM UTC
what coluor were the uniforms of the raf ground crews . were they blue or geen , or both ?
thanks allan
ukgeoff
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 09:58 PM UTC
WW2 or modern?
tkdfighter
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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 12:51 PM UTC
sorry about that I was wondering about ww2
Tomcat31
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 05:39 AM UTC
To my knowledge RAF ground Crew often wore blue (stands ready to be corrected) i usually use Humbrol's Petrol Blue (96) as this is a pretty close match.

Hope this Helps

Allen
tkdfighter
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 01:16 PM UTC
thanks everything I can find on the web says that they wore blue uniforms , the ground crew even had to wear their ties. sounds uncomfortable to me

cheers
allan
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