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US ARMY AIR FORCES

AIRCRAFT MARKINGS AND CAMOUFLAGE

1941-1947

The History Of USAAF Aircraft Markings, Insignia, Camouflage,

And Colors

Robert D. Archer

Color Illustrations by Victor G. Archer

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AIRCRAFT MARKINGS AND

CAMOUFLAGE 1941-1947

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ARMY AI

Color Illustrations by Victor G. Archer

The History Of USAAF Aircraft Markings,

lnsignia, C

tlage, And Colors.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Research on this history of the USAAF Aircraft .Camouflage,

Markings and Colors started in the early 1960s, and received offi-

cial help 1965 onward, from the US Air Force. Maj. Larry Brown,

Col. C. V. Glines, Maj. Paul K. Kahl, Lt. Col. Mary Mackie, and Lt.

Col. Robert A. Webb, all gave the support needed to get the re-

search going and obtained many of the required photographs.

run of the March AFB Museum files; Harry Gann; Gerry R.

Markgraf who provided a large number of color slides from the

collection of R. B. Starinchak; William L. Swisher, who also sent

many others taken by F. Schertzer, Peter M. Bowers, and the late

Gordon S. Williams; Paul Talbott of Delta Air Lines; and Nick

Williams. Of these, Harry Gann, William L. Swisher, and Paul

Talbott, all responded to urgent last-minute calls for many photo-

graphs needed to fill out the coverage required.

At the USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio, Royal D. Frey provided

facilities to copy the huge number of documents to support the re-

search. Other personnel providing help at the various government

agencies included A. Essenpreis, Virginia Fincik, John W. Gross,

Raymond K. Loberg, Wilber J. Nigh, Gary D. Ryan, Edward Shirley,

and John E. Taylor.

Many friends provided the necessary support to keep this work

alive over such a long period; they include the late Richard L. Sloan,

William B. Larkins, Terry R. Waddington" Harry Gann, Gerry

Markgraf, Walter M. Jefferies, Jr., and Greg Krasel.

Many photographers and collectors helped to provide the large

number of black and white photographs and color slides seen in

this volume. These include the late Col. Robert L. Baseler, USAAF,

Maj. Jack M. Elliott, USMCR (ret); Gene Gilmor who g~e me the

None of the above help would have prevailed without the total

support of my wife Patricia, and my son Victor, throughout the last

many years. Special thanks to Victor for his color graphic illustra-

tions that have helped to make this work a really accurate and col-

orfulone.

To each and everyone of you, my thanks.

Book Design by Ian Robertson.

Library of Congress Catalog Number: 96-71971

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