The special colour scheme for the team aircraft was originally submitted by Dennis Robinson of the BAe staff at King Abdul Aziz Air Base. Then, on September 8th 1998, a fax message from HQ RSAF instructed them to take possession of Hawk 65 number 3763 for a trial paint scheme. Accompanying the order were a set of written instructions and crude drawings for the scheme, based on the BAe scheme.

Both the "drawings" and the written instructions stated that the overall shade of green was to be FE102-C/5250, which was the standard dark green used for Saudi roundels, fin flags and other trim. This was the colour that the BAe staff had originally specified, and they had plenty of it in stock.

Then, a few days later, a 1/24th scale model of a Hawk arrived, which had been painted up in Riyadh in the proposed colour scheme for the team, in accordance with the original sketches. However, the model was in a lighter shade of green..... This lighter shade was confirmed by Riyadh and also confirmed was the fact that Prince Sultan himself had approved the scheme and the shade of green. This model had actually been painted with Humbrol number 2 Green, and as it had now been approved by the Prince, this was the colour the team aircraft had to be.

Alex Lau Skymaster F16 Ready Painted

Skymaster F16 Details

Skymaster F16 1:6 scale with smoke

Pilot Jaime Aceval

F16 Full Size