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Strange thread posts by "Buckey30", really strange in my opinion, as not asked for by in thread - Alex, yes, lots of issues!

Correct is the 33 FS (previously 33 PS) never had Red noses or spinners whilst in Iceland. No photos show this but colour photos are older 8 PG aircraft/period. Period.
There were more than these 30 P-40C in Iceland, along with P-39D, P-40K and P-40N. This will be all in my book(s), in prep since 1990s (!) serials are traced and verified.
And 33rd had practiced a flyoff from a carrier in Carib area 1940 (pictures for these two separate operations are often mixed into one, including OSPREY books).
The 113426 had suffered several accidents when snapped 17. april 1943 (note no insignia on top of left wing) - Yes, P-398F 42-12596 #35 was the 50 FS c/o aircraft, but also see the 19 Group RAF Wellington and Fairey Battle target tug on airports other side. RAF Hudson at right is likely a ferry A-29 with FKxxx serial (note Martin top turret).

stridsminjar.is (wartime remains) website is run by "amatörs" (i.e. non a/c history experts) but its their right to have it this way - not corrected by research - misinfo or roumours of this period are stated as "facts" on that web - But not everything was recorded properly and still old errors are copied, again and again.

- Eggert