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Old 30th Jan 2022, 09:09
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Originally Posted by Pilot DAR
I have a question: Why would a Sea Fury, which entered service no earlier than 1948, have invasion stripes on the wings? Didn't invasion stripes end with WW2?
According to Wiki, Korean War: After USAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress shot down a Fleet Air Arm Seafire on July 28, 1950, all Commonwealth aircraft were given black and white invasion stripes.
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