Modern Royal Air Force Paint Set Vol. 5 8x17ml Hataka HTK-BS97

Modern Royal Air Force Paint Set Vol. 5 8x17ml Hataka HTK-BS97

Acrylic paint set from the Blue Line series, optimized for brush painting, containing standard colors of British strategic bombers of the "V" type (V-bombers) used by the Royal Air Force since the 1950s.

From the early 1950s until the end of the Cold War, the RAF operated a fleet of strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons over long distances. The famous "V-bombers" included the Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor, and Avro Vulcan. Initially, these aircraft were painted in natural aluminum, which was replaced in 1957 with a special "anti-flash white" paint designed to protect the crew from the thermal radiation of a nuclear explosion. The change in tactics to low-level flights in 1964 necessitated the introduction of camouflage across the entire fleet of bombers.

Contents of the set:

• HTK-B003 Silver - color of early machines and Vickers Valiant during the Suez Crisis.
• HTK-B322 RAF Anti-Flash White - standard color of the nuclear fleet since 1957.
• HTK-B141 BS Medium Sea Grey (BS381C:637) - used on upper surfaces from the mid-60s.
• HTK-B143 BS Dark Green (BS381C:641) - used on upper surfaces in the camouflage scheme.
• HTK-B217 BS Light Aircraft Grey (BS381C:627) - color of lower surfaces from the mid-60s.
• HTK-B144 BS Dark Sea Grey (BS381C:638) - used on the lower surfaces of Avro Vulcan during Operation Black Buck (Falklands War).
• HTK-B262 BS Camouflage Beige (BS381C:389) - known as "Hemp," used in the 80s and 90s on the upper surfaces of Victor machines.
• HTK-B100 Jet Black / Night (BS381C:642) - color of anti-reflective panels.