Re: [Paddlewise] compass and red light

From: <jsanford_at_sundial.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 10:47:02 -0500
>On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:24:49 -0600, Chuck wrote:
>
>>>At night the only color that will not damage your night vision is
>>>red. The yellow and green cyalume lights will ruin your night vision
>>>completely.  Red has no effect.
>
>
>
>I've also heard it said that the red light theory was a hoax developed by
>the Brits to annoy/distract the enemy during WWII and that there is no
>basis for red being any better than any other colour of the same intensity.
>
>--During WW2 prior to a night flight we did wear red glasses for an hour
>or so.  Never tried any other color.  Joe S
Apopka, FL
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