According to preserved copies of official RAF instructions dating back to 1940, aircraft of Photo Reconnaissance Units (P.R.U.) were to be coloured "in accordance with operational requirements", without the need to conform with general RAF standards. First P.R. planes wore overall Camotint Green. Later P.R. Blue (for high-altitude misssions, officially sanctioned from October 1944, but already widely used from 1941) and P.R. Pink (for low-altitude missions / low cloud conditions) were used on most P.R. planes. One major exception was RAF P.R. planes ooperating in North Africa and Far East, which used overall Royal Blue instead, as better suited for local conditions.
The set contains: HTK-A024 - P.R.Pink - Overall colour of RAF P.R. aircraft operating at low altitudes from 1940 (including Spitfire PR I) to 1944 (including Spitfire FR IX).
HTK-A042 - P.R. Blue - Overall colour of RAF P.R. high-flying aircraft (widely used from 1941). Also on undersides of high-flying day fighters.
HTK-A034 - Medium Sea Grey - Used on upper surfaces of RAF high-flying day fighters from May 1943 (including Spitfire Mk VII and Mk IX)
HTK-A025 - Interior Grey-Green - Standard colour of cockpit interiors of RAF aircraft throughout the war.
HTK-A051 - Camotint Green - Overall colour of early Photo Reconnaissance Spitfires (converted from Mk I models).
HTK-A055 - Royal Blue - Overall colour of P.R. aircraft in North Africa and the Far East including Spitfire PR Mk.IV, but also Hurricane PR Mk.II.
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