Spitfire PRU Colors

[Rolls-Royce]

Just a quick question for the Spitfire mavens here. A couple of days ago, I watched a video on YouTube posted by the RAF Museum about the Spitfire vs the Bf-109. Among other topics, the host discussed the general evolution of camouflage on the two aircraft, with emphasis on the underside colors used by the Spitfire. At the end of that sequence, they showed a Spitfire in what was apparently PRU Pink (in fact, the host specifically said "pink"), stating that this was the RAF's answer to camouflage at higher altitude. It's my impression from my reading that PRU Blue was the high-altitude solution, while the Pink was meant for low altitude, dawn and dusk missions. Am I mistaken?

Edited July 25, 2020 by Rolls-Royce

[Hornet133]

You are correct, the video is wrong AFAIK

[Work In Progress]

Yes, the video is blatantly incorrect at 05:25 to about 05:35. Pity they didn't field someone who actually knows about the subject. Low level, not high level. Also, the still shot he then puts up of an exuberantly pink Spitfire is PL965 in a highly inaccurate colour scheme she wore during her Breighton days before Peter Teichman had her redone in something more accurate to wartime service. The wartime pink was very pale, nothing like that bright pink.

 

 

Edited July 25, 2020 by Work In Progress

[Rolls-Royce]

1 hour ago, Work In Progress said:

Yes, the video is blatantly incorrect at 05:25 to about 05:35. Pity they didn't field someone who actually knows about the subject. Low level, not high level. Also, the still shot he then puts up of an exuberantly pink Spitfire is PL965 in a highly inaccurate colour scheme she wore during her Breighton days before Peter Teichman had her redone in something more accurate to wartime service. The wartime pink was very pale, nothing like that bright pink.

 

 

Thanks. I thought that pink was too garish. I've seen a wartime color shot of several PR Spitfires in PRU Pink, and even considering the age of the photo, the pink was quite pale, not the Maybelline shade they showed in the video.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

I just built one for the Spitfire group build and i sprayed it white with a dusting of the pink over  that. 

[stevehnz]

I'm no expert on the PRU colours Dennis but that looks nicely convincing to me.

Steve.

[Work In Progress]

9 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I just built one for the Spitfire group build and i sprayed it white with a dusting of the pink over  that. 

Looks right to me too.

[352nd Fighter Group]

there is a company here in the UK called ALCLAD  thay have PRU Blue its part of there Mil spec range