Black crosses on US WWII aircraft

[paramount32]

I recently saw a group of 4 WWII era planes flying in formation. I am not certain which aircraft they were, something similar to a P-51 or a Corsair but again I am not sure...one of the planes a US markings and the other three had black crosses that looked like "plus" signs. What are those markings? Are they club markings or a special squadron?

 

[david johnson]

just sounds like a us and three german planes in a formation to me.

dj

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeap sounds like a US Aircraft and 3 German aircraft.

The German national markings on Luftwaffe aircraft was a black Balkan Cross.

 

[Wurger]

They could be also the Japanese ones if the crosses were green but not black.Are you sure of the colour of these crosses?

 

[MTee]

Pre WWII US Navy aircraft sometimes are depicted with red crosses, similar to the black part of german crosses. A picture of the machines would be helpful to verify their kind of making.

 

[Thorlifter]

David and Adler probably nailed it.

"Something similar to a P-51 or a Corsair"

What do you think? P-51 may have been Buchon's? However, nothing was similar to a Corsair!

 

[ccheese]

Pic's would be nice.....

Charles

 

[DBII]

During war games, the Air Corps would use a color cross to id what side the planes were on. Pictures would help.

DBII

 

[antoni]

The well known photograph of F4F-3A Wildcats of VMF111 US Marines with Orange Force's cross markings for the 1941 South Carlolina War Games.