Non-Rainbow Codes
Several British military related terms have a similar format to Rainbow Codes, but are not since they do not refer to classified research projects. These include:
- Blue Circle - sardonic name for concrete ballast for Buccaneer while awaiting Blue Parrot radar - later also used for Tornado F.2 ballast - from the Blue Circle cement company
- Green Goddess - Colloquial name for Civil Defence fire pump
- Green Porridge - RAF aircrew nickname for green-tinted H2S bombing radar display PPI image in Victor & Vulcan
- Red Arrows - RAF display team
- Red Devils - Parachute Regiment display team
- Violet Fire - Ultraviolet light fire detection system for Concorde engine bays.
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“I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)