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Re: Blue on Blue footage (US x RAF Mosquito?)
Hi Franek.
The SHAEF Memorandum (No.23) which had ordered the application of the stripes (in April) was amended several times to remove them in stages.........
July 6 amended to remove stripes fro upper surfaces.
Aug.19 amended to remove from below wings but retain fuselage ones.
Oct. 13 Change no.4 to be left under fuselage only.
Dec.6 Memo.23-- suspended until the 31st, remaining stripes to be removed except for 34 (PR) Wing / 2nd TAF at Northolt ( 16, 69 and 140 Sqns)*******.
As mentioned above not all Eighth-Ninth fighters complied exactly and some didn't bother to take the stripes off the bellies.
The glider-tow aircraft mostly Stirlings marked bands on for Market Garden, right round the fuselages.
Nick
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