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X4253, P/O Wilfrid G. Duncan Smith, No. 611 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, The United Kingdom, February 1941
The Spitfire Mk.Ia X4253 FY
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camouflage and markings of Fighter Command
fighter aircraft during the winter of 1940–41 and
the first half of 1941. An Air Ministry directive
dated November 27, 1940, reintroduced the
practice of painting the underside of the left
half of the wing black (Night), with the national
emblem featuring a yellow border. At the same
time, to improve the identification of friendly
aircraft, the propeller spinner was painted
Sky, and an 18-inch-wide stripe in front of the
tail surfaces was also painted the same color.
The color of the spinner and the identification
stripe was usually slightly different from the
standard Sky color of the undersides, as it had
a more bluish tint. Some sources refer to it as
Sky Blue. The pilot of this Spitfire was Wilfrid
G. Duncan Smith, a future Group Captain and
fighter ace with 19 aerial victories, who joined
No. 611 Squadron in October 1940 with the
rank of Pilot Officer. The nose is adorned with
a personal painting and the combat inscription
“Atchashikar” (Good Hunting), which Duncan
Smith had painted on all of his personal Spitfires.
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