[sci.military] Naval aircraft color

aldrich@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dwane Aldrich) (11/07/89)

From: Dwane Aldrich <aldrich@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Watching a documentary on TV last night, a question suddenly struck me:

  Naval aircraft in World War II seem to have been painted a dark "Naval
  blue."  Naval aircraft from Vietnam to more recent times seem to be
  painted a light "Naval grey" (except for the Blue Angels, of course).

  The question:  When did the Navy switch from blue to grey coloring for
  their aviation assets, and what was the reason.

        Dwane
        aldrich@blake.u.washington.edu