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Offline Guppy35

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3 Squadron RAAF Mustang images for FTJR
« on: August 18, 2006, 12:03:24 PM »
These are the two I found in my stuff of CV-P
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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2006, 12:03:57 PM »
second one
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3 Squadron RAAF Mustang images for FTJR
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2006, 01:29:46 AM »
Thanks Dan,

That spinner looks pretty dark to me..

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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2006, 11:41:29 PM »
Just have to keep in mind that the red spinners was a theater marking for Allied fighters.
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2006, 05:58:43 AM »
I wasn't aware of that Dan, is that some sort of high command directive?
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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2006, 09:25:17 AM »
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I wasn't aware of that Dan, is that some sort of high command directive?


Yep.  You'll note that the MTO Spits, Mustangs, 38s etc all had red spinners.  Jugs had red cowl bands
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