| In the same vein you will notice that RAF/Fleet Air Arm aircraft flying against the Japanese had the red removed also (See Hurricanes and Thunderbolts in Burma) and RAAF did the same with their roundel just being Blue/White. RNZAF aircraft substituted blue for the centre red to end up with Blue/White/Blue and, as it was found that shape was more important than colour, white bars were added as per US markings. Fleet Air Arm aircraft also had the side bars. The subject of national markings are a minefield to modellers seeking accuracy! I could go on for ages on RNZAF markings alone.(34 variations of fin flashes for a start, not to mention over 50 different versions of roundels) |