Big Pics of an Aussie Spit (Real One)

Author	Topic: Big Pics of an Aussie Spit (Real One)
Aladar Pilot	posted 10-31- 05:20 PM I was lookin thru the photo album and found some very interesting photos. Take a look. Thats my Dad, it was his 50th Birthday. And finnaly some pics of a Tempest. IP: Logged
AGAS - 5 Pilot	posted 10-31- 06:22 PM Great pics Aladar ! That Spit will be a good reference for colour matching - thanks. ummm...those markings are RAF though mate. The poms used them in India and Burma. They deleted the centre red bit from the roundel for the same reason we did...to stop being confused with the Japanese. We went with the D/Blue & white roundel and they selected the D/Blue & L/blue. Mind you this was not always the case. 54 Sqn RAF was sent over to Aust by Churchill in'42 along with 452 & 457 Sqn's RAAF. At the time we were about to be invaded by the Japanese and needed all the help we could get. Anyway, 54 Sqn adopted the RAAF roundel not the RAF one for India/Burma campaign. Cheers mate, ------------------ AGAS 5 [This message has been edited by AGAS - 5 (edited 10-31-2000).] IP: Logged
Aladar Pilot	posted 10-31- 08:28 PM Whoops! I cant tell which is which, it just looked like an aussie tail. IP: Logged
nealg Pilot	posted 11-01- 01:27 AM Don't matter, it is beautiful! sigh Er...don't worry, Aladar...I wasn't referring to your Dad... Great photos... ------------------ nealg=FC= IP: Logged

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