The
various functions of the flight deck crew are identified by the colors
they wear, there is a different from the colors what are used today compared to the WW2 time.
Yellow
- Aircraft handling officer
- Catapult and arresting gear officer
- Plane director – responsible for all movement of all aircraft on the flight/hangar deck
Green
- Catapult and arresting gear crew
- Visual landing aid electrician
- Hook runner
Red
- Aviation fuel handler
Blue
- Trainee plane handler
- Chocks and chains – entry-level flight-deck workers under the yellowshirts
- Aircraft elevator operator with white cap
- Tractor driver
Brown
- Air wing plane captain – air wing squadron personnel who prepare aircraft for flight
- Tie down and teh guy who sit in the Cockpit during Deck Handling
- Air wing line leading petty officer
White/Red Caps with black stripe
- Ordnance handler
- Weapons reloader
- Crash and salvage crew
- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)
- Firefighter and damage control party
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