Helicopter Camouflage (1969)

Culdross. MS. & CU. RAF (Royal Air Force) crew scrubbing green paint from body of Wessex helicopter. MS. & CU. Crew paint helicopter white for use in polar regions. CU. Men painting helicopter black and green for use in temperate climes. Air to air shots of two Wessex helicopters painted in different colours hovering over wooded area and another over open field. We note how they blend with background. Air to ground shot flying over Culdross helicopter station. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 09/01/1969. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont