AmphibAndy Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I am starting the restoration of my second Jeep which I rather fancy restoring as an RAF example as the other is US khaki. My father used to drive them in Burma in WW11. So my questions are, does anyone have any photos of the sort of specification, colour, markings etc and would they have been originally khaki and then resprayed in blue? So to restore with all parts including chassis and axles in blue may not be correct. Anyway any thoughts of knowledge woudl be appreciated. thx Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 (edited) Andrew, During the war RAF vehicles we no longer painted blue-grey. Read more here: http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3498 Regards, Hanno Edited February 18, 2010 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 When I was very young (maybe early 60s?), I remember owning a Dinky / Corgi Bloodhound (?) missile towed by a Land Rover in RAF Blue-grey. Not much help, I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 The ex-Mrs Lightweight has a Jeep that she was going to paint as an RAF vehicle (she has a set of WRAF uniform), but was advised that they were all green during the war - only the markings were different. It was only post-war that they started doing them in blue/grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 What colour is the jeep on the cover of Bart's MV bible? - the one with the pilot standing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmphibAndy Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 well, this is very interesing. I have been talking to my father who served in the RAF from 1943 to 7 and he assures me that the vehicles were all blue. He served in Burma and drove a Jeep every day and it was blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Hello Actually everybody is right. I have seen orders stating that RAF vehicles in operational theaters were to be painted camouflage. I have also seen photos of them in Britain painted blue. Then there are some photos of the ones in the far east, which were Khaki or some other solid green. So it depends on where you wish to have it representing. The same thing went for RCAF vehicles. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Eric I assume the pictures showing the Blue jeeps are in colour? Any chance of some book/photo references as I would be interested to see. I think most people would still consider that any blue vehicles would be very much the exception, and probably the product of an enterprising individual using up prewar paint stocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hello Unfortunately i do not have any photos of the blue jeeps. A friend who works for somebody who collects WW2 Vintage Fighter Aircraft has film footage in their collection with a blue jeep seen briefly in one of the shots. I have seen a black and white photo of a gray jeep for the RCN. It was parked next to an CDN Army jeep and the colour was noticeably different. I have heard from veterans as well that some were blue. There are some photos on somebodies web page with Tactical Airforce Jeeps, which are a solid green. Similar to the one in this forum. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 well, this is very interesing. I have been talking to my father who served in the RAF from 1943 to 7 and he assures me that the vehicles were all blue. He served in Burma and drove a Jeep every day and it was blue! Andrew, For me this would be enough reason to paint my jeep blue-grey. Do it while he still can enjoy it, too. Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 (edited) I came across this RAF jeep a few days ago! Steve Edited September 9, 2009 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I am starting the restoration of my second Jeep which I rather fancy restoring as an RAF example as the other is US khaki. My father used to drive them in Burma in WW11. So my questions are, does anyone have any photos of the sort of specification, colour, markings etc and would they have been originally khaki and then resprayed in blue? So to restore with all parts including chassis and axles in blue may not be correct. Anyway any thoughts of knowledge woudl be appreciated. thx Andrew Heres a couple of pics from Burma taken by my grandfather, Both RASC not RAF but it does show that the perfection we see today was probably not the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I was just talking to another collector today who has a CDN Contract RCAF Jeep. When he sanded it down he saw a gloss blue body with white lettering. Sorry no photos. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I came across this RAF jeep a few days ago! http://www.sacarr.co.uk/mvtne/events_pics/07/embsay/embsay24.jpg[/img] Steve Did the RAF have two star generals ?? Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Maybe there was a General visiting, and this was all they had for him to ride around in? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 A quick read of "The jeep in British Army Service" will make you soon realise that jeeps were heavily adapted in the field. Having all sorts of various body modifications (theres one with a corrugated tin roof!), various tyre combinations, various paint schemes etc. If a jeep saw service it more than likely had some adaption to it, even the paint work from what I know. A "perfect" jeep probably only existed on the factory floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlinwolf Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Who's is the RAF Jeep Steve? one of our lot? Looks like Embsay Interesting screen and exhaust ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Yes, it was Embsay this year, on Saturday, so I presume it was one of the Yorkshire MVT members. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconbluesky Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (I know this response is late, but I've only just joined). During the war my father lived a few hundred yards from a small RAF comms unit based near Dundee, and he assures me that the vehicles they had, jeeps included, were painted blue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Elsdon Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 The Royal Air Force used jeeps painted blue, whether that was wartime or post war, who cares! infact it is very unusual to see a wartime built vehicle painted in a later postwar scheme for which it probably served longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 For me the fact that Standing Orders had to be published insisting they be painted camouflage proves they not all were, and if I wanted to paint mine blue-grey, I most certainly would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim3343 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 similar discussion going on on http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?17110-colour-of-WW2-RAF-jeep maybe interesting to exchange info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hi Guys I'm just about to change my olive drap scheme 44 GPW to RAF blue/grey. any ideas on lettering paint scheme or even photos would be realy appreciated. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder44 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Hi Guys I'm just about to change my olive drap scheme 44 GPW to RAF blue/grey. any ideas on lettering paint scheme or even photos would be realy appreciated. thanks Try to get hold of Jeep Pictorial,by John Havers,ISBN 0 946784 70 1. Excellent pictures of RAF jeeps. They all have an RAF roundle on the bonnet and below the windscreen instead of the invasion star. If you have no luck finding the book I will download the pictures. These jeeps were serving in the Balkans and in France after D day. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Try to get hold of Jeep Pictorial,by John Havers,ISBN 0 946784 70 1. Excellent pictures of RAF jeeps. They all have an RAF roundle on the bonnet and below the windscreen instead of the invasion star. If you have no luck finding the book I will download the pictures. These jeeps were serving in the Balkans and in France after D day. John. Hi John I tried Amazon, Ebay and a few others but could not locate this book, could you send me a link please mate or a few photos if its not to much trouble ? thanks a lot Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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