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Anti-flash white

 
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Anti-flash white
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— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #F2F3F4
RGBB (r, g, b) (242, 243, 244)
HSV (h, s, v) (210°, 1%, 96%)
Source [Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
An RAF Victor bomber circa 1961 in anti-flash white with pale roundels.
A BAC TSR-2 in anti-flash white.

Anti-flash white is a brilliant white color commonly seen on United States and British nuclear bombers in the 1950s and 1960s,[1] as well as the Tupolev Tu-160. The purpose of the color was to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants. For the same reason, British nuclear bombers were given – though not at first, until the problem was considered – pale pink and blue roundels rather than the traditional dark red, white, and blue. United States aircraft carried no underside insignia at all.

Apart from its use on the V bombers, anti-flash white was applied to several British prototype aircraft, including the Blackburn Buccaneer and the British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2.

The anti-flash white paint used on the British Avro Vulcan was manufactured by Cellon, and that on the Handley Page Victor by Titanine.

See also

  • Vickers Valiant – the third British "V bomber" (together with the Avro Vulcan and Handley Page Victor mentioned above.)

References

  • Gunston, Bill (March 1981). "The V-Bombers - The Handley Page Victor - part 3". Aeroplane Monthly. 

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