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Re: US 1944-49800 B-24L to RAF KL629 Consolidated LiberatorBMkVI to IAF HE834.jpg Easynews - www.easynews. ..
Charles Lindbergh (spirit@stlouis.invalid) 2015/02/28 12:59



>On 28/02/2015 13:48, Syke wrote:
>> Aren't those French roundels?
>>
>>
>> Syke
>
>These links may help:
>
>http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5841-RAF-links-to-IAF-Liberator-serial-Numbers
>
>http://guides.wikinut.com/History-of-IAF%3AHow-the-B-24-Heavy-Bomber-became-part-of-the-Indian-Air-Force/1860sd68/
>
>As the heading of this article states "to IAF HE834", IAF being the
>Indian Air Force.
>
>Agreed, the colouring of the roundels are incorrect for both RAF and
>IAF, but as the picture is a drawing it looks as though the artist got
>carried away by substituting red for orange and blue for green.
>

Interesting article and some great pictures.  Hard to imagine equipping your air
force heavy bomber squadrons with airplanes off the scrap heap, but all the more
power to them!

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