Early FACs A85-412 and A85-445, during OCT 1969 on the Shoalwater Bay detachment when A85-412 crashed. Image via John Bennett.

Colour schemes

Scheme 1 - RAAF Silver/Dayglo Orange - 1FTS scheme - Overall silver (painted) with orange dayglo engine cowling, outer wings, and tails planes. Roundels in six positions, black serial at the rear of the fuselage and the last two aircraft numbers on the engine cowling in large font. Propeller tips white-red-white.

Scheme 2 - RAAF Silver - Overall silver (painted). Roundels in six positions, black serial at the rear of the fuselage and the last two aircraft numbers on the engine cowling in small font (eventually, originally not carried as per Alan Flett's images). Black anti-glare panel, panel around exhausts below fuselage and canopy framing. Propeller tips white-red-white.

Credits: image410 - via John Bennett. Remainder credit Alan Flett.

Scheme 3 - RAAF Camouflage - RAAF 1970 fighter camouflage - Extra Dark Sea Grey (BS381C-640), Olive Drab (BS381C-298) and Light Gull Grey (FS 26440). It should be noted that these airframes were parked on a flightline without cover and the paint, especially the EDSG would fade quickly to a Dark Sea Grey. Roundels in six positions (fuselage, upper and lower wings - same size as silver airframe), black serial at the rear of the fuselage and the last two aircraft numbers on the engine cowling in small font. Propeller tips white-red-white. Sometimes carried crew names beneath the cockpit.

Credits: images 520 & 426 - via Geoff Kubank. 400 & 410b RAAF Official.

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