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>>>says...
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>>>>On an allied aircraft with D-Day stripes applied to the
>>>>undersurfaces,
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> Somewhat related...
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> "Band Of Brothers" has been showing on The History Channel lately.
> I've been very impressed with the accuracy and authenticity of the
> equipment portrayed. In one of the early episodes where the troops are
> preparing for D-Day, there are several shots of the C-47s that will be
> used to drop them into France. I noticed that the black and white
> invasion stripes on the C-47s do not have edges that are staight lines.
> They look like they were hand painted by brush which duplicates how
> many planes were actually painted. I was very impressed by this one
> small detail and eagerly watched the rest of the series feeling that
> the movie's producers had really done their homework.
>
> Martin
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The paragraph in light text explains why!
The same went for the Luftwaffe day to night finishes too.
Richard.