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Title: Real men fly......
Post by: Kev367th on February 28, 2006, 01:10:34 PM

"Pink Spits"
FR IX of 16 sqn June 6 1944

(http://www.cyberonic.com/~kreed/16sqn.jpg)

Still got a little to do. (got delayed due to reworking of some layers).

Title: Real men fly......
Post by: Kazaa on February 28, 2006, 01:19:36 PM

WOW, thats comming along great Kev !:aok

I know one of my squadies will be over the moon, he loved his old pink spit :O

Title: Real men fly......
Post by: MAG1C on March 10, 2006, 01:51:15 PM

Pink Spits were used by the RAF for low level photo recon missions (called "Dicing Missions".  Apparently the pink color made them blend in with the color of the horizon and harder to see.

Title: Real men fly......
Post by: hammer on March 10, 2006, 04:04:15 PM

One question: Didn't all planes use full invasion stripes on D-Day? I thought the partial stripes came into use some time later (early fall maybe). Not a big deal at all, but I saw the date and wondered.

Title: Real men fly......
Post by: Kev367th on March 10, 2006, 05:31:39 PM

Yes they did, 16 Sqn was the only (I believe) "Pink Spit" FR IX users.
Never seen a pic of them with full D-Day stripes.

Title: Real men fly......
Post by: Guppy35 on March 10, 2006, 09:32:21 PM

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Yes they did, 16 Sqn was the only (I believe) "Pink Spit" FR IX users.
Never seen a pic of them with full D-Day stripes.

The pictures etc are from August 44 I believe not D-Day so it would be partial stripes.

Title: Real men fly......
Post by: Kev367th on March 10, 2006, 10:59:23 PM

Tell ya what else I found Dan -

Spit LF IXe "White 78" 26th GvIAP VVS  - Can go on the XVI

Rear one, only known photograph.
(http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=114797)

Profile - Has incorrect "Guards Badge".
(http://www.airwar.ru/transfer/grishan///camms/ar/52/pics/1_3.jpg)