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Old 17th September 2016, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by moltuae View Post
Makes sense. But if you're only going to camouflage half of the aircraft and paint colourful stripes and targets on t'other 'alf, why bother camouflaging it at all!? It's going to stand out like the proverbial sore thumb wherever you put it.
I think at the time of the Normandy landings the Allied forces had air superiority and so the invasion markings were applied. I think.
Either way, I imagine the sound of an approaching RR Merlin was the sound of welcome help!
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