Did U.S. military aircraft in WWII ever have TWO star insignia showing on the same side after the star was flanked by the two white bars?
I've always seen only one white star and bar on U.S. aircraft wings, always on the left wing whether looking down on it or up at it. But on the Matchbox Collectibles P-47D with D-Day invasion stripes, there is the usual one looking down on it but TWO looking up at it.
I remember the D-Day invasion stripes being added to help prevent friendly fire against Allied aircraft, but I don't remember anything about a second star and bar being added to the right wing looking up at it.
That might be plausible, especially on single engine fighters most easily confused with Luftwaffe fighters. In the Matchbox Collectibles, the P-38 with D-Day invasion stripes has only the usual one star and bar on the left wing looking up at it.
So is this P-47D's two stars and bars on both wings looking up at it accurate or inaccurate?
