| OVERPAINTED US STAR AND BAR INSIGNIA
This insignia was overpainted in various ways as shown in the diagrams . Some simply had the star and circle portion of the US Insignia overpainted with an RNZAF Blue/White/Blue or Blue/White/Blue/Yellow roundel. This resulted in an RNZAF roundel which had offset US bars with Insignia Blue borders. Others had the entire US Star and Bar Insignia overpainted with an RNZAF Blue/White/Blue or Blue/White/Blue/Yellow roundel and White bars, with or without Insignia Blue borders.
OVERPAINTED RAF ROUNDELS WITH WHITE BARS.
While there were several variations of these “Bar” roundels they were fairly straight forward in that as far as is known all had centralised White Bars.
RNZAF WHITE BAR ROUNDELS
These roundels can be classified into two types:
1) Offset bars, with or without Insignia Blue Borders. These were used to duplicate the overpainted US Star and Bar Insignia on port under and starboard upper surfaces of wings.
2) Those with centralised White Bars with or without Insignia Blue borders.
Note:
The offset bars of overpainted United States Insignia/RNZAF Roundels while easily identified on the actual aircraft are sometimes difficult to ascertain from photographs. A simple check is to place a ruler parallel with the top or bottom edges of the bars. This will readily demonstrate whether or not bars are offset. This will in turn establish the following:
OFFSET BARS
1) An overpainted US Star and Circle Insignia retaining US Bars or
2) Completely overpainted US Stars and Bar Insignia or
3) An RNZAF Roundel with offset White Bars to duplicate overpainted US Star and Bar Insignia, e.g. on Corsair, to match overpainted American Insignia on wing opposite.(See diagram)
CENTRALISED BARS
1) An RNZAF White Bar Roundel or
2) An overpainted RAF Roundel with White Bars added.(See Diagram)
Note in the photo of the RNZAF roundel being applied the protective equipment that the tradesman is wearing !
Last edited by Kiwi; 12-07-2005 at 11:45..
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