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Posted by Jon Iverson on April 1, 2026, 22:32:16, in reply to "Re: Spitfire - FWIW"
Right. But, I thought that was interesting notwithstanding. 
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For what it's worth that is a restored Spitfire in a photo taken in 2002.... not sure where they got their paint from or the formula used. Previous Message
Wow... on that page, a Spit is painted in this color (er.. uh... colour):
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"Mountbatten thus became convinced of the colour's effectiveness as a camouflage during dawn and dusk, often dangerous times for ships, and had all of the destroyers of his flotilla painted with a similar pigment, which he created by mixing a medium grey with a small amount of Venetian red ."
from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountbatten_pink
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