leyreynolds Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Were any of these in the DG/DE/MSG scheme as seen on some Kittyhawks please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet133 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) Hi Ley, Mk.II - no Mk.IIs were used by operational fighter units in the Italy mainland, although there a a few random photos of airframes sitting on airfields, probably used as hacks, communication airframes etc. The only Mk.IIs that operated from Italian soil were from 73 Sqn (flying as night intruders, usually Black) during the campaign in Sicily. They re-equipped with Mk.V Spitfires (as a normal Day Fighter unit) before they went to the mainland. Mk.IV - both 6 Sqn RAF and 351 Sqn (manned by the Yugoslavs) used Mk.IVs in Italy. They used a mixture of schemes but quite a few were in the Dark Earth/ Dark Green etc temperate scheme that was used on tactical types in Italy. A google search on 351 Sqn will bring up photos and profiles of examples. Edited June 14, 2018 by Hornet133 additional info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Hello Hornet133 I am sorry to contradict you but the only Hurricanes of 351(Y) Sqn. not in DG/OG/SGM scheme were Mk.IIc trainers back in North Africa, which were in DE/MS/AB desert scheme. None of them reached Italy. Also, AFAIK all 6 Sqn. RAF Hurricanes were also in DG/OG/SGM scheme. Cheers Jure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyreynolds Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Thanks for the details. The aircraft I'm looking at is a hack from 680 Sqn but the contrast on the uppersurfaces does not look different enough to be DE/MS and the undersurface looks too light to be Azure Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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