Reply to post: Re: Why is it painted green UNDERNEATH?

Goodbye Vulcan: Blighty's nuclear bomber retires for the last time

SkippyBing

Re: Why is it painted green UNDERNEATH?

Initially they were painted white underneath, or some sort of sky colour, it was found during exercises in the US and Canada that when they banked at low level it rather gave the position away. So they gave it a wraparound camouflage. Yes they were flying that low, at altitude it’s all a bit irrelevant and grey is a better bet.

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