Bomb and "ice-cream" markings on BBMF Lanc 'Phantom of the Ruhr'
Hi Chaps,
My wife gave me a wonderful blown up photo on canvas of my dear old Dad (passed away last Christmas) in the cockpit of the BBMF Lanc- I managed to get him in and around her a couple of years ago (thanks Ben!) as she came out of maintenance at Coventry with the new colour scheme.
Dad completed a tour as a pilot on Lancs in 1944 and then went on to Yorks.
Anyway.......................... I couldn't help but notice the mission markings under the cockpit. Some are red "bombs", others are yellow "bombs", and (most peculiar of all) some were ice-cream cones (or at least looked like them!).
Please can somebody explain what these symbols represented?
Many thanks,
Jez Cooke
Last edited by cambioso; 30th Dec 2010 at 14:21.
Reason: spelling!