Royal Navy vehicles

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

Colour photos of RN vehicles are rarer still so I have attached a photo of an RN Fordson & bowser at RNAS Yeovilton in 1943. The Fordson looks to be earth brown while the bowser is the same shade of grey seen on the Seafire.

Great picture! I noted a Seafire has recently taken to the skies in Canada:

http://youtu.be/TneYPcyGbbY

H.

[Larry Hayward]

Guys,

Here is another RN vehicles in the background of this shot of a Fairey Barracuda.

I'm not hot on coach identification so perhaps someone will know. No doubt an impressed one.

What I thought at first was a shaddow turns out to be a two tone grey camo?

Any thoughts on whether the coach has an added superstructure or is that on a building behind?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

Any thoughts on whether the coach has an added superstructure or is that on a building behind?

Larry,

I think this particuar coach has come up on here before, or possibly on HMVF forum, will try and find it.

[Richard Farrant]

I did not realise how time flies until I saw the date on the following thread ;

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ghlight=funnel

The bus is built to represent the superstructure of an aircraft carrier, so that practise landings can be done on dry land.

[Larry Hayward]

So I presume that explains the camo- just like a Carrier

[Larry Hayward]

Here is another RN vehicle to add to an old thread. I'm guessing its a Commer

[Larry Hayward]

Out of interest does anyone know the colour description or number for the light grey used on RN vehicles during WW2?