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Originally Posted by Buckeye30
Hi Rick at some time on N. Guinea 120 Sqn. had white rudders and broad white bands backing the Dutch flags, the tail letters seem to have been abandoned then ( probably temporarily). In any event the letters faded badly and are hard to see sometimes.
As you know several had American-style nicknames on the nose.
Regards Nick
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Thanks Nick,
The English names I always thought that was odd.
Read somewhere the 120 squadron had US pilots but after reading this book that is not true.
Most of the pilots trained in the US so I'm guessing that is the reason for the English names plus most (if not all) of the ground crew were Australian.
I have an old Airco(?) book with a photo of the white stripped P-40's and the publisher is coming out with a second book.Of the photo's I seen it has these markings.
Srecko I sent an email your way.
Thanks Guy's
Rick
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