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[Warbirdnerd]

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Sure looks like the fuselage star on the T-6 is upside down…

[raconnel]

Sure looks like the fuselage star on the T-6 is upside down…

Maybe it's a distress signal.

[Mark Allen M]

I’m thinking perhaps Scott can make a sticky of this thread. For the purpose of easy access study and research for the WIX members who find these images interesting and informative. I have a couple hundred more images to clean up and post still.

I’ll leave it in the management’s hands.

[bdk]

Sure looks like the fuselage star on the T-6 is upside down…

Maybe it's a distress signal.

The slide was printed backwards?

[Pogmusic]

If it WAS printed backwards/upside down, how come I can still read US Army and the other insignias?

[RyanShort1]

It IS upside down! That's funny!

[junkman9096]

From one of Tom Ivie's books on the 10th PRG.

[quemerford]

There are quite a few examples of the star and bar being applied incorrectly. I have a shot of a T-33 somewhere, where the star is the wrong shape too. I'm thinking that some was deliberate while some probably due to not having a clue.

[quemerford]

Another T-33, this time with weirdly-proportioned star:

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[quemerford]

And this one is quite subtle...

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[Vzlet]

Even restoration experts sometimes err:

Grounded Record Breakers by Mark Carlisle, on Flickr

[Xray]

Hats off to Mark, some drool worthy & highly historical pics

[mike furline]

Post #1 shows the 1947 WPAFB Airshow, found this. http://rob.com/bream/1947WPAFBairshow/index.htm

[quemerford]

Post #1 shows the 1947 WPAFB Airshow, found this. http://rob.com/bream/1947WPAFBairshow/index.htm

Good work! Confirms my backwards ruling-out of dates before 46 and after early 47. I'm assuming the show was May 1947?

[quemerford]

Post #1 shows the 1947 WPAFB Airshow, found this. http://rob.com/bream/1947WPAFBairshow/index.htm

Good work! Confirms my backwards ruling-out of dates before 46 and after early 47. I'm assuming the show was May 1947?