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The US had to remove the red dot from the center of the US Insignia on its planes as ground AA gunners kept thinking they were Japanese and shot at them.The RAAF in SW Pacific having to change the national markings of the entire air force to remove any red, as the US kept shooting down anything with any red paint.
Came to a head when a bunch of RAAF blokes made their way to a US air base, and painted an RAAF roundel on the plane of one of the culprits.
Same thing happened with the RAF in the Far East.The US had to remove the red dot from the center of the US Insignia on its planes as ground AA gunners kept thinking they were Japanese and shot at them.
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Great picture!The US had to remove the red dot from the center of the US Insignia on its planes as ground AA gunners kept thinking they were Japanese and shot at them.
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There were no Spitfires in the Battle of France until Dunkerque. Maybe you mean the Battle of Barking Creek, which is a bit more than an anecdote. Battle of Barking Creek - Wikipedia.In Martin Caidin's book on the P-38, he says a priority delivery of dive brakes for Lightnings was attempted by a C-54 only to have the plane shot down by a Spitfire. I think the first European loss of a P-61 was to a Mosquito and I recently saw that the first Hurricanes shot down in the Battle of France were downed by Spitfires.
anybody have any other such anecdotes?
I've corrected it for you.There were no fighter Spitfires in the Battle of France until Dunkerque. Maybe you mean the Battle of Barking Creek, which is a bit more than an anecdote. Battle of Barking Creek - Wikipedia.