War Rovers

[TaosBob101]

My 2001 is nothing like these...but I do have a Swiss Hammerelli sticker in the window.

Which one would I want ? The one with equipment on it.

#1 pic loses some in the downsizing. It was 800x598. if you want to see the org pic

[Niner]

So what country uses pink jeeps?

By the way, you could have attached the first picture bigger if you wanted. Once the window is clicked the photo goes to whatever size it was loaded at. I know where there is one now in the boards, that someone loaded recently, that was over 3000 pixels wide when loaded !

[joseyclosey]

So what country uses pink jeeps?

The Brits, and they were called Pinkies!

Interestingly, during WW2 some Photo Recce Spitfires were painted in a pink camouflage scheme as it was considered effective for early morning/late evening operations.

Joe

[Woftam]

pink camouflage scheme as it was considered effective for early morning/late evening operations.

Sure, Joe, sure

[TaosBob101]

They did really...That Series II type is an SAS vehicle. You couldn't see it well on the desert,after dark. Daytime, I'd be under a net if it was me.




http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/LandRover/PinkPanther.html


http://www.4wdonline.com/Museums/BMIHT/PinkPanther.html

http://forum.emlra.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3

[joseyclosey]

pink camouflage scheme as it was considered effective for early morning/late evening operations.

Sure, Joe, sure

Spitfire Mk XI PL965 of The Real Aeroplane Co. carried a representation of the colour scheme for a while.



Type 362-Mk PRX
The photo-reconnaissance aircraft was a converted Mk VII airframe, with PRXI wings, although many had the MkVII pressurisation removed in service. 16 were produced. Photoreconaissance Spitfires could be easily recognised by the absence of armament in the wings, a low visibility paint scheme (later PRU blue, earlier a sort of blue-green called Camotint the precise shade of which is still the subject of much debate, or even pink! Although it sounds bizarre, and there is no doubt that pilots felt rather vulnerable over Occupied Europe in an unarmed pink aircraft, against an overcast sky a pink colour scheme provided very good camouflage) and a deeper chin under the nose to allow a larger oil tank. The oil consumption of a Merlin could be measured in gallons per hour!

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur ... N%26um%3D1


As on the Land Rovers the pink finish would quickly dull with weathering and wear.

Joe

[joseyclosey]

Bob, this was the last military Land Rover i drove in the mid 80,s sometime, i think it was the 110 series?

Joe

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[DuncaninFrance]

Where did you steal that Jo, we never got anything that clean and unscratched!!

As for Pink, the Navy used it in dazzle paint if I am correct in WWII.

[Tom-May]

The story with the pink desert camouflage is something to do with a Mosquito which crashed in desert conditions.
Apparently the wreckage was quite visible until action of the sand wore away the outer plywood layer exposing the sub layer which had been coloured pink by the adhesive used.
The wreck was a lot harder to detect and some bright spark put 2 & 2 together to get pink cammo.

Well, that's roughly how I heard the tale.

Tom