AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST
WORLD WAR ERA
HMAS Sydney
HMAS Sydney carried a Camel for use from a launching platform built
over the forward 6" gun. The platform could be trained to face into
oncoming wind and the Camel would become airborne in less than its own
length. As a guide to the pilot, the front corners of the platform as
well as the tyres were painted white to allow him to see when he left
the platform.
The 2F.1 in the Canadian War Museum is painted as this aircraft.