Invasion Stripes - T-shirt Size:L Hawker Hunter

Hawker Hunter

Any threats were simply outrun and evaded

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This profile is a Havoc from 416th Bomb Group based in Britain in 1944

Invasion Stripes - T-shirt Size:L Hawker HunterInvasion Stripes In May 1944 the new marking scheme was approved by Air Chief Marshall Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory. Thousands of aircraft were to be involved in the invasion so the distinctive stripes reduced the risk of being attacked by friendly forces. The stripes were painted only on fighters, PR aircraft, troop carriers and light bombers. As Operation Overlord progressed the stripes appeared only on the undersurfaces to avoid air attack whilst on