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Old 19 November 2009, 09:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
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There is a photo of a Sopwith Snipe F2390 also at Biggin Hill in 1919 (37 squadron)as a night fighter---with holt flares under the lower wings as you would expect and full ordinary roundels (including under lower wings)---but with definately Clear Doped lowers. It is in 'Fighter Squadrons Of The R.A.F.' --page 103

Most Night fighting Camels had white areas of roundels and fin stripes overpainted in (probably) P.C.10 or 12----but otherwise were quite 'standard' finish-- and I am suspicious of 'All Black' finishes..

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