The following is an extract from “A portrait of Military Aviation in Southern Africa" by Ron Belling:
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Hawker Hurricane II
About a quarter of the aircraft at 7 air Depot were finished in Dark Earth, Middle Stone and Azure, 60 per cent in Dark Green, Dark Earth and Azure or Sky Blue (SAAF ‘B’), and the remainder Brown or Green overall. The spinners were Dark Green, Dark Earth or Yellow. The B, C and C1 roundels were a mixture of RAF and SAAF types with the correct BS Blue, Red or Orange, while others used the paler SAAF Insignia Blue ‘AA’. Yellow operational trainer bands were applied to the wings and fuselage aft of the roundel, and a Yellow rectangle ahead the insignia. The squadron code letters were applied to the rectangle and the aircraft letter or number to the band in Black.
The last Hurricanes to serve with the SAAF were finished in BS Dark Earth upper surfaces and Sky undersides, with a large serial number applied in White aft of the fuselage roundel. C and C1 roundels were worn, with fin flashes of non-standard proportions.
Douglas A-20 Boston III
When delivered to the RAF, most Bostons were finished in Dark Green and Dark Earth with Sky undersides. In the case of aircraft operating in the Middle East the Dark Green was overpainted with Middle Stone according to Air Ministry Directive AMO A 926/40. Although officially introduced only later, Azure Blue replaced the Sky undersides. Roundels were of the B and A1 type, with standard fin flashes, while the White code letter positioned aft of the fuselage was repeated in a smaller version aft of the nose glazing.
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