nav light colours

[andyb]

hi guys... anyone know what colour the starboard light was on a MKvi fb Mosquito wwii

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Should be green, like all aircraft.

 

[andyb]

Should be green, like all aircraft.

yeah i thought that but the booklet on the model kit looks very blue.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Hmmm, I'm not sure then. I would not think they would use a different color.

Normally the left light is red, and the right is green.

"Red on right, returning"

 

[GrauGeist]

Recognition colors vary by nation and time period, but all nations followed the Red - Port (left) and Green - Starboard (right) standard.

 

[andyb]

yeah i thought so i just needed to get a second opinion before i glued the lens in place.

Thanks guys.

 

[T Bolt]

lots of times the green lens looks blue when the light is off

 

[Wurger]

The colours as it has been said above. But it can be noticed in almost all pics with Mosquito that the colour was because of the colour bulbs. The lampshades were made of the clear glass.

 

[MiTasol]

The streamline fairing is clear but the lens covering the lamp is coloured.

This is a typical RAF wing nav light installation (Beaufort)

The actual lamps are shown below - the "Head" lamp was also used on the wing tips on the Beaufort. From the Mosquito wiring diagram the Mosquito appears to use the same configuration. For information Formation lamps are also called Resin lamps.

 

[Wurger]

 

[DDonSS3]

The lenses (or in this case bulbs) look blue with the light off. However, with the ligtbulbs having a yellow (warm) cast, when turned on they look green. Remember the old Zip-Loc bag commercial "yellow and blue make green?"