cherisy Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Hi Does anyone know what colour V Force crew ladders were ? I've seen a photo of a crew boarding a valiant with a red ladder and one of a Victor with a blue one. I'd there a definitive answer? Or was it down to individual stations. The Aifix victor instructions would have me paint it green which doesn't seem right for the early 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Seen yellow ones on Vulcans and what looks like blue in colour photos of a Victor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) The cynic in me suggests that would have helped aircrew to climb into the right machine. Red = Valiant, Blue = Victor, Yellow = Vulcan. Simple enough, even for the V Force ! Ducking now as the flak comes in ... (I'll get my coat) More probably, those colours reflect each manufacturer's preferences. Or, what they had available. Edited July 28, 2021 by John B (Sc) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherisy Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, John B (Sc) said: The cynic in me suggests that would have helped aircrew to climb into the right machine. Red = Valiant, Blue = Victor, Yellow = Vulcan. Simple enough, even for the V Force ! Ducking now as the flak comes in ... (I'll get my coat) More probably, those colours reflect each manufacturer's preferences. Or, what they had available. Sort of makes sense as I've only seen colour photos of those colours but I'm in agreement that it was whatever was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 All the pics I’ve seen of Vulcans internal and external have been gloss yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michou Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 From memory, in the late fifties and early sixties any equipment around a Valiant was blue. Ladders, bomb trolleys, tow bars, vehicles, were all in a shade of blue which we called "ground equipment blue" being unaware of any official designation. Mike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherisy Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Michou said: From memory, in the late fifties and early sixties any equipment around a Valiant was blue. Ladders, bomb trolleys, tow bars, vehicles, were all in a shade of blue which we called "ground equipment blue" being unaware of any official designation. Mike That nails it I think. The photos in colour I have seen lean towards a sort of mid blue. Many thanks 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Michou said: From memory, in the late fifties and early sixties any equipment around a Valiant was blue. Ladders, bomb trolleys, tow bars, vehicles, were all in a shade of blue which we called "ground equipment blue" being unaware of any official designation. Mike The ground equipment was painted BS 381C 169 Traffic Blue. Selwyn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 2 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Check out a motorway road sign. That's the colour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Ossington said: Check out a motorway road sign. That's the colour. Don't hang around with your fandeck though, or plod will have you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherisy Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 47 minutes ago, Ossington said: Check out a motorway road sign. That's the colour. So a light blue then. I,ll try an avoid the traffic on the M4 later 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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