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SR-71 Pressure Suit Colors


WARDOG

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Hello All,

Anyone know a good match for the color of USAF pressure suits for SR-71/TR-1 pilots? I've tried mixing the color but I just don't seem to have that super ability yet.

Thanks,

WARDOG

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Wardog, From what I've seen I wouldn't get too hung up over the right match they appear to very quite a lot. I've just remembered the following photo, obviously not an SR.71 but an WB.57F the suits are the same type. From what I remember the type of materiel was changed at some point and the yellow suite is the newer type.

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John

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It varied with era. Silver like the Gemini space era, later orange, and more recently - at the tail end of the programme - more yellow-gold, as in the pic contrasting the two in the RB-57 pit pic. That's my take on it.

Tony

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Thanks for the replies, gents.

I will use the bronze-yellow (at least to my old eyes!) since I've seen that color used more often. I guess I'll just "eye-ball" the color mix, not too much will be seen through the SR-71 canopy! BEAUTIFUL Canberra shot there, John!

Much Appreciated,

WARDOG

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