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D-Day Missions
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By: Robert Johnson
On: 06/07/2004
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The 401st flew two missions on D-Day. Does anyone know if the planes had the D-Day stripes on them? If so is there any pictures of one in the stripes?
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Re: D-Day Missions
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By: Hans Shull
On: 06/08/2004
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Robert,
B-17s never had the invasion stripes on them.
Only the allied services deployed 4 engine bombers in any real number so there was not a real risk of friendly ground troops thinking they were enemy and firing on them.
Hans
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Re: D-Day Missions
Posted:
By: Robert Johnson
On: 06/08/2004
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Thanks for your information. I had never seen anything on it and was just curious.
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Re: D-Day Missions
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By: Ed Login
On: 06/11/2004
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There were no stripes painted on the fuselage of our B17's at D Day
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Re: D-Day Missions
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By: Clyde L. Mings
On: 01/13/2005
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Our crew flew Madame Queen IN-Q 613th B.SQ on the first D-day mission but none of the 4 engine aircraft had stripes-the twin engine bombers. fighters and transports had the stripes. Quite a sight to see the invasion fleet during brief cloud breaks.
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