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Re: Indian B-24s
Posted by Steve again on Thu Aug 22, 2002 06:20:11 PM
In reply top Re: Indian B-24s posted by Andrew on Thu Aug 22, 2002 03:48:40 PM
: Now that I think about I may have seen pictures of the Can
: adian Lib in flight and I think it was in RCAF colours and
: markings. So not sure as to whom did the repaint?
:
Hi again--
I'm not sure of this either...Basically, for the ferry flight, the IAF roundels were overpainted with RCAF ones and
RCAF lettering painted on the rear fuselage; the rest of the IAF livery seems to have been left intact including the code letter M and, iirc, a squadron insignia on the nose. After its arrival in Canada, it was fully repainted in Temperate Sea (mainly white) RCAF wartime maritime patrol livery with the serial "11130". Still wears this paint in storage. I've not seen a photo of it in flight in that scheme though.
S.