2nd BG color markings in 2nd half of 1944

[Deleted member 79357]

For those interested -- the stripe was approved Black.

From the 5th BW records, approved 9 September 1944

Dave
Author - 15th AF War Diary

 

[seesul]

Thank you for this document. The stripes must have been approved earlier as the machines that crashed here on Aug. 29, 1944 already have them.

 

[Dana Bell]

On the one hand, my recent move left me with a MUCH smaller office. On the other hand, I've been forced to go through my collections to decide what to keep and where things should be filed. One result is that the transparency I mentioned all those years ago finally turned up. I'm sure it's no longer needed, but here it is anyway:

Cheers,




Dana