Seafire interiour colours

[mosschopps]

Hey up,

Just a quickie. Did the FAA Seafires have the same interior base colour as the RAF Spitfires? Plus would the late mark Seafire 47 have a black interior?

Help appreciated............cheers

[Graham T]

With a Special Hobby Seafire XV, Airfix XVII & FR47, I too would appreciate guidance here. AFAIK the XV would have been interior green as it was basically a WW2 design & I have seen the other two with interior green lower cockpit interiors but black upper interiors. Hopefully someone will have a definitive answer.

[Andrew Jones]

I believe that Seafires up to the MkXV had Interior green cockpits , the Mk XVII's had the black upper part of the cockpit and green lower part and the F46/46 /47 had an all black cockpit . But having said this I could be wrong.

Andrew

[Miggers]

I believe that Seafires up to the MkXV had Interior green cockpits , the Mk XVII's had the black upper part of the cockpit and green lower part and the F46/46 /47 had an all black cockpit . But having said this I could be wrong.

Andrew

Pretty much bang on the money there Mr Jones.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Miggers

[mosschopps]

Thats great, I thought that was the case with the FR47 but was unsure on the 17.

[Edgar]

The 17 went to 50/50 because of reflections on the upperworks caused by the unobstructed sun coming through the bubble canopy at all angles.
At some stage the Spitfire 21 fuselage was built to match RN requirements, which is why some 21s had green cockpits, and some black.

Pretty much bang on the money there Mr Jones.