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Here is a cleaned up shot from my uncle's album.

AOC 83 Group, Harry Broadhurst's personal Storch.

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What Allied WW2 combat aircraft never wore D-Day invasion stripes? My guess is the P-39, P-40, Corsair, SBD, SB2C, B-17, B-24, Lancaster, Hurricane, Russian aircraft? ...


Having a super slow day? :D


Nope, are you? .... kook!

I believe some Short Sterlings & Halifax's had invasion stripes.


Wow, five words and you're bent out of shape. That's just to easy. Sorry if I hurt your feelings or made you cry.
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PeterA wrote:
Here is a cleaned up shot from my uncle's album.

AOC 83 Group, Harry Broadhurst's personal Storch.

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Now that's pretty neat. Any more on the story behind the pic?

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Muddyboots, those are not invasion stripes on the Lancaster. I'm not aware of any Lancs that had them.

Never seen an FAA Corsair with them either. Martlets, Hellcats and Avengers, yes.

Many British types sidelined before 6/44 probably never wore them. Blenheim, Defiant, Skua, Roc, Whirlwind, Gladiator. Beaufort?

JDK is right, it's an easy question to answer if you simply state the criterion. But if this thread has any value beyond killing time, it can open some eyes as to the variety of types that participated.

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Eisenhower had a personal Storch also.
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Obergrafeter wrote:
Eisenhower had a personal Storch also.

Trivia answer, too - what single type was flown in by Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, Eisenhower (FDR missed out, I think) and numerous ranked generals on both sides?

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JDK wrote:
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Eisenhower had a personal Storch also.

Trivia answer, too - what single type was flown in by Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, Eisenhower (FDR missed out, I think) and numerous ranked generals on both sides?


Likely Stalin also.

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No surprises, just some history. D-Day + 60 years - 6th June 2004

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Lt Colonel Hayden Richards, P-47 pilot, 6th June 1944, at Duxford, 6th June 2004. Period shots Hayden Richards, via IWM.

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Spitfire ML407; overflew the D Day beaches, 6th June 1944 (as a single seater) seen at Duxford, 6th June 2004.

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k5083 wrote:
Muddyboots, those are not invasion stripes on the Lancaster. I'm not aware of any Lancs that had them.

The tail stripes on that Lanc are markings for special devices - nav, bomb leader or similar IIRC. Nothing to do with D Day.

Can we get rid of that foul, vast P-51 pic, too it... hurts.. my... eyes... And makes me scrooooollll the page.... ;)
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Never seen an FAA Corsair with them either.

I don't think Corsairs did, happy to be proven wrong. There were no USN Corsairs in theatre, and I don't think the RN one were around either.
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Likely Stalin also.

Can you prove that? I'd like to be able to do so, but haven't managed it yet.

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RyanShort1 wrote:
PeterA wrote:
Here is a cleaned up shot from my uncle's album.

AOC 83 Group, Harry Broadhurst's personal Storch.

PeterA

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Now that's pretty neat. Any more on the story behind the pic?

Ryan

Ryan,

At this time Harry Broadhurst held the wartime rank of Air Vice Marshal.

You can see his fading personal code 'HB' on the side of the Storch.

My uncle, a Typhoon/Tempest pilot, tells the story of the day of the ceasefire in Europe, Broadhust immediately grounded all pilots to prevent celebratory accidents. Apparently at one p*ss-up Very cartridges were fired off with abandon but unfortunately one landed on the canvas hangar protecting HB's Storch. The 'Storch was torched' and HB was not best pleased.

More on Broadhurst here:- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... _n14012912

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