Warbird Information Exchange

Nearly three years after the first post restoration flight of our Sea Fury TMk.20 (WE820, ES8504, D-F/COTE, N-85SF, Critical Mass) is headed to the paint shop next week! The mission is to re-create a period correct Royal Navy scheme as she wore while flying with 738 Squadron at Lossiemouth in 1953. I do have a photograph of her a year prior at Culdrose, the side numbers and Hawker marking and stencil blueprints. We've identified a paint system of the correct gloss which can be maintained in respectable condition. I do need help on the correct colours as used on the roundels in 1953.

Here's what I have on Blue, Red and White

Roundel Blue
FS35044
DCC16017
Pantone 295C

Insignia or Post Office Red
FS31136
DCC74720
Pantone 186C

I have nothing on the White..

We have an opportunity to make a really accurate and correct scheme, to include the sheen and all the stenciling for a dual control Sea Fury which has come full circle from RN Trainer to Target Tug to Reno Racer and Back to Trainer, it has flown nearly its entire life.

Can anyone help with the colors? Anyone want to help me out on font style?

Thanks Ken.

Hi Ken,

There are a couple of specialist UK companies you could try contacting-

Warbird Colour

http://www.warbirdcolour.co.uk/page7.htm

Vintage Fabrics

http://www.vintagefabrics.co.uk/paint

Warbird Colour may be of particular interest to you as they did the RN paint scheme on a post-war Mk.17 Seafire a few years ago.

All the best and many thanks for all the effort you and the family have put into the aircraft.

Edited to add: On your side of the pond, you might want to contact Sanders Aeronautics. Amongst all the other SeaFury work they've done over the years was the rebuild of T.20 WG655 which now flies in the UK. The scheme you intend for yours sounds very similar to the one applied to '655.

I can recommend Warbird Colour. He helped me a lot with my Fouga.

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Sorry, I'm a bit late in spotting this.

I suggest a post on the Flypast Forum in the hope that Lee Howard sees it. He is/was the resident RN expert.
Since Flypast changed to what is almost certainly the worst forum software ever written, I'm not sure if Lee still visits but it's worth a try.