Anti-flash white

British Avro Vulcans with dark roundels in 1957

Anti-flash white is a white colour commonly seen on British, Soviet, and U.S. nuclear bombers.[1] The purpose of the colour is to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "B36 in "anti-atom" finish over Kent". Flight: 741. 11 November 1955. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 August 2016.