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Originally Posted by atckyrre
Apparently the Meteors in Holland were painted white for ID and not for winter camo.
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Hi
Seems to a mix of opinions on the net, some websites mention they were for camo, some for recognition.
cheers
Jerry
http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avmeteor.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
ducimus C&M states,
.... it has been said that the white finish was for identification purposes....
.... but a further possibility is that it was for ground camouflage during the heavy snow falls ....