Published 04/22/2022 3:03:43 p.m.

‘The Pink Panthers’: Why the British SAS Used To Paint Their Camouflaged Land Rovers Pink

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The British Special Air Service used pink Land Rovers for long-range operations in the Middle East. Colin Armstrong, better known as Chris Ryan, served 10 years with the 22 SAS Regiment. The origin story of how these vehicles gained their quirky pink camouflage is murky at best. The first time I saw them in action was in the Gulf War, where A and D Squadron were working in half formations.

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‘The Pink Panthers’: Why the British SAS Used To Paint Their Camouflaged Land Rovers Pink

The British SAS discovered that painting their Land Rovers pink — the so-called Pink Panthers — was the perfect camouflage for desert warfare.

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