Originally Posted by
dixi188
TV not movies, but, just seen tonight's World on Fire (BBC) and there was a shot of three Spitfires taking off all with "FY" on the side. I thought each aircraft had it's own code, unlike the USAF with codes for each base.
Apart from the code being non-standard, the reason all three aircraft wore the same one is that it was the same aircraft x 3, thanks to some special effects trickery.
