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Old 23-05-16, 10:28
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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly View Post
Some colour footage of staff car ...near the end .
Well spotted Mike, thanks for posting. I've seen 8th Div camo before but never in colour.

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Appears to be green\black
Expected scheme would be Khaki Green No.3 (Australian production) with disruptive colour Dark Tarmac No.4 (standard British disruptive colour at the time) applied in Malaya.

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