Davidmil

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Leamingtonandwarwick/ That sounds very interesting, thanks. As of now, Facebook will not let me get through to this page, but I will keep trying. Is there any other way to see what has been said?

I came across this thread by accident, and have joined HMVF so that I can contribute this post. Several posts have mentioned that the camouflage schemes were viewed from the air as well as from the ground. The flights were made by the RAF Camouflage Flight (or Camouflage Unit - they used both terms), which was based at Hendon, and later at Stapleford Tawney. I don't know, but I would guess that both the military, and civilian factory owners, were taken up so that they could see the results of their efforts. I happen to have one of the aircraft which was used by No.1 Camouflage Flight, but have been unable to find out anything much about its operations. The aircraft is a Dragon Rapide, built for the RAF in 1941, and later passed on to the AAJC for civilian operation in Scotland. The use of civilian aircraft during WW II is not much recorded, but these aircraft served a vital purpose in keeping up communications with the islands around our coast, and with Northern Ireland. Sea crossings were much slower, and could be more risky if there was enemy activity in the area. If anyone has any further detail, I should be pleased to hear from them.