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Re: Why a P-51 Mustang with a Triangle U on its vertical stabilizer?

Posted by Peter Randall on 7/19/2007, 6:43 am, in reply to "Re: Why a P-51 Mustang with a Triangle U on its vertical stabilizer?"
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8th AF fighter units used the geometric signs of square, triangle and circle to differentiate the three squadrons within the individual fighter group; unlike the bomber units who used the symbols to indicate the Bomb Division. Not all fighter units used this system and in fact its use died out after a while, but if you check the 20th, 55th and 364th FG pages on my Littlefriends web site, you will see illustrations of what I am talking about. The "U" in a triangle therefore only indicated the particular a/c within the squadron and not the unit as a whole. Hope this helps clear things up for you.

Link: Little Friends web site

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Re: Why a P-51 Mustang with a Triangle U on its vertical stabilizer? - Jerry Sale 7/23/2007, 8:44 am

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