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This was very helpful, thanks a lot!

Awesome, thanks a lot. I appreicate the help

Hi All, I'm looking for any info people may be able to find on this Ju88 with code L1+EN. As far as I know, it was with II Gruppe, Staffel 5, with LG1 in Crete in mid 1942, allegedly based in Heraklion. I've only been able to find 2 profiles for this plane, both linked here...

Thanks, so I will take that as meaning that it could mean all 3 things I speculated, as each Sentai did things differently.

So in the case of fuselage stripes, the only way to know whether or not they signified the Shotai or they were command stripes was to know how the specific Sentai used them? Could the fuselage stripes be used as the aircraft's position/order in the Shotai (1st a/c 2nd a/c etc)? Essentially, I...

Hi All, So, I'md like to preface this by saying I do have Thorpe's book on the IJAAF markings, and while overall it's pretty great, I am confused in one aspect, and I'm hoping someone may be able to clear a few things up. Firstly, on page 77 (Individual, Formation, and Position Markings), he...

Awesome thanks. I thought it would make sense for the spinners, tail and bands to match as well. I have a copy of IJAAF Camo/Markings by Donald Thorpe on the way, so I'm hoping that will shed some light as well. Jake

Hi All, I had a question regarding the KI-84 camo for the 3rd Chutai of the 47th Sentai in 1945. Specifically, the plane of Capt. Teiichi Hatano himself. I have seen 3 versions of his plane, and I want to understand the differences between them and the actual camo used. The first version that...