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Typhoon MK1b

PRang said:
Hello Guys

Any Typhoon MK1b (ETO) with no white D-Day stripes out there?

PRang
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:kilroy:PRang, those weren't D-Day stripes. Use of these stripes became quite common on Tiffies for a very good reason: "As soon as the aircraft entered service it was immediately apparent the profile of the Typhoon resembled a Fw190 from some angles, and this similarity caused more than one "friendly fire" incident with Allied anti-aircraft units and other fighters. This led to Typhoons being marked up with high visibility black and white stripes under the wings; a precursor of the marking applied to all Allied aircraft on D-Day."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Typhoon

There are a number of other sources out there that also state this very real fact.:d
 
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