The Internal Finishes for RAF Aircraft in 1942
Most of my research over the last twenty five years or so has been aimed at discerning the official policy for the external camouflage and marking of British military aircraft between 1908 and the early 1970s at which point the historical documentary trail starts to go cold. During this research, I have come across many documents that deal with what might be considered to be peripheral subjects such as the internal finish of British military aircraft. One such document is what appears to be a draft copy of the text of Air Diagram 2390 entitled 'Aircraft Dopes and Finishes' of circa September 1942.
As with other Air Diagrams, which deal with the painting of aircraft, AD 2390 was produced as a large poster, in this instance made up of two sheets, which was intended to be displayed on the wall of an office or hangar where it could easily be referred to by the personnel engaged in painting an aircraft. AD 2390 outlined the procedures for the painting of aircraft by Service personnel and included the leading particulars of the various finishing procedures, which were considered to be good practice. The final version of AD 2390 was presumably illustrated in some way but the draft copy of the text that I have seen had no such illustrations attached to it. The section that dealt with the internal finish was entitled ‘Section 8. Metal or Wood (Internal)’ and contained the following information.
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