So what is the date of the picture I posted? Is it June 10th? October 21st? July 20th? We do not know. So looking at other aircraft of which we have no history, time frame for their scheme or even whether they were around when invasion stripes were mandated, is not relevant to the skin in question. Which was around during D-Day and therefore had to have gotten painted.
Also, how do we know if they painted their group/squadron markings on it? They didn't on the one in the photo, but there is no photo of TX-T.
So IMHO you are guessing almost entirely at what this aircraft looked like. Are there not other aircraft out there that you can find photo references of to skin?
You stated that it was post-June 6th.
Here is a 10th PRG F-6B post June 6th...
If the photo is post-June 6th and we see airplanes without invasion stripes then that lends credibility to the people who did the research I have used as a basis for it.
I am going by what was excavated from the crash site.
If it was supposed to have invasion stripes then they can be added. If we are not sure then it will stay as it is and can be viewed by skeptics as a pre-June 6th iteration of the airplane.
I am taking evidence from multiple sources, including your very photo, to build the case that this is what the skin looked like. I have no emotional investment in whether or not it had invasion stripes. I will change it based purely on the evidence. If you guys can find more details for me I will use them. This is the safest version of it based on the evidence we have on hand, so that's what I have gone with--for now.
