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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 01:51 BST (UK) »
I'm afraid this answer may confuse you even more, Caz - it looks blue grey Undecided  At least on my monitor.
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 01:55 BST (UK) »
Errr...it looks gray to me but with a lot of blue in it as well....not a true gray  Undecided

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_(color)

It's a lighter grayer version of the centre blue on wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue

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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 02:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks Ladies.

I'll tweak it when I get home, either way it's not the colour I want!!  Roll Eyes

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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 02:24 BST (UK) »
Well Caz...I can't do what you do with pictures ...but in the medium I work in I am a perfectionist to the extreme so I can relate  Grin

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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 02:41 BST (UK) »
Here's a link to the National Museum of the USAF ... showing Eagle Squadron jacket colour; the photo is a little dark.
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 03:13 BST (UK) »
Good find...I googled but most of the pics are black and white  Undecided So Caz the uniform is more dark navyish than blueish   Cheesy

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p.s....Caz you must complain about your computer at work ...you need a new one  Grin
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 03:39 BST (UK) »
Aw well done.  I will wait until I get home to fix it though, because you are absolutely correct, I do need a new monitor at work as it really interferes with my restoration efforts  Tongue Tongue Tongue Tongue, (and to think they have the audacity to think they pay me to work!!!  Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin )

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« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 05:07 BST (UK) »
 Roll Eyes  Grin

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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 05:31 BST (UK) »
Hi Pat......Heres another version.


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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 09:42 BST (UK) »
I  think Ken was in the R.A.F.  Unless I am mistaken the white blaze on his cap declares that he was a trainee. 

I would suggest that Kyt might be able to help.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,307801.0.html
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 10:06 BST (UK) »
Hi guys

Good attempts at the colouring of the uniforms. However, they need to be a bit more matt.

Colour pgotos of the period would probably be the best comparisons (even though they don't show the "true" colours they would probably look best for this type of photo).

Have a look at these examples on the IWM:

http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/media/images/Photographs/Image/TR_001126.jpg

http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/media/images/Photographs/Image/TR_001127.jpg

http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/media/images/Photographs/Image/TR_001128.jpg

As you can see there are some variations in colour - this is due to both the number of times the uniform was washed and the country in which they were made. There were variations in uniform shades (RAF and Army) produced in Britain, Canada ad Australia.

And as David has said, the white strip on the sidecap indicates trainee (before promotion to Sergeant or Commissioning)

K

EDIT: ooops, in my scrolling I missed Saddles picture - that is a good effort
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 10:16 BST (UK) »
I've slightly toned down the blue in my earlier picture.

               
Thanks Kyt for info on uniforms , it's handy to have a few colour samples.


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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 13:01 BST (UK) »
Hi  All,
  Well, what a lot of interest Uncle Ken is causing!

   First of all, thanks for the brilliant colour versions - they are all lovely. Which one is the most authentic I don't know.

   He is English - RAF  and was put forward for a commission in JAN 1945. He flew as a rear gunner on 35 operational missions between 17-08-43 and 06-06-44.
 
  Right, I'm now going to print them all off for him, then he can decide for himself which he likes!

      Once again, thanks to you all for your work - I repeat myself regularly on this site, but I really do appreciate what you all do to preserve these old photos by making them of a better quality than the originals are in. Between you, you are helping to keep history alive.

   Cheers,    Pat.
   
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 17 June 08 17:44 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Cazza59 on Tuesday 17 June 08 01:28 BST (UK)
I've slapped some on too, but will probably get my wrists slapped  Grin  for totally the wrong colours!

Cheers
Caz

PS Colours might need tweaking, can't tell on my work monitor!  SSshhh!!!

Also helps if you post the right one!


Hi Caz,

It looks blue/grey to me and just right!  But, I have a hunch that the buttons would have been brass!

He looked even better in colour!

Rabbit B  Grin

PS to Beard grandchild, you could always ask him what colour his uniform was?  If he is still OK and my Mother was at that age he will remember every detail vividly!   Wink
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Re: A touch of colour for Ken?
« Reply #29 on: Thursday 19 June 08 00:18 BST (UK) »
Lorryload of smelling salts en route to Rabbit.
Pat, what is the Eagle Squadron thing? I can't think how I know Ken was Bomber Command (Halifaxs), possibly a PM between us.
Maybe an Eagle was part of the Squadron badge of the unit he served with?
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