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Jun 22^nd, 2011 at 11:49am

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Hi. Recently I saw a video about D Day, and they talked of repainting a/c, and noticed there is a D Day repaint for the Dehavilland Mosquito in the downloads here. So I am wondering--does anybody know the signifigance of the repaints? Thanks. Rick

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Reply #1 - Jun 22^nd, 2011 at 11:57am

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The repainting consisted of black & white bands on the wings & rear fuselage of Allied aircraft involved in the D-Day invasion of 6th June 1944. The idea of these "D-Day" or "Invasion" stripes was to assist identification of friendly aircraft in the hope that they would not be fired on by Allied forces. More information here --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_stripes

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Reply #2 - Jun 22^nd, 2011 at 8:26pm

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Hi. Well that certainly makes sense. Guess my wikipedia search skills aren't as good as yours Hagar. Thanks. Rick

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Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2011 at 10:58pm

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Glad you asked, 'cause I did not know either. Thanks Doug.

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Reply #4 - Jun 23^rd, 2011 at 3:48am

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RickG wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2011 at 8:26pm:

Hi. Well that certainly makes sense. Guess my wikipedia search skills aren't as good as yours Hagar. Thanks. Rick

You're welcome. It helps if you know what to search for. Wink

"Friendly fire" is nothing new, especially where combined forces are involved. Lessons had been learned from the tragic events of Operation Husky a year earlier. http://www.ww2-airborne.us/division/campaigns/sicily.html

"The second operation called HUSKY II involved the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 504th PIR, led by Colonel Reuben H. Tucker. They loaded the C-47 aircraft and took off for Sicily from the dusty airstrip near Kairouan, Tunisia. Near the Sicilian coast, however, a nervous Allied naval vessel suddenly fired upon the formation. Immediately, all other naval vessels and shore troops joined in, downing friendly aircraft and forcing planeloads of paratroopers to exit far from their intended drop zones in one of the greatest tragedies of World War II. Twenty-three of 144 USAAF transports were shot down by friendly fire and a total of 318 American troops were killed or wounded in the operation."

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