Marking for a victory over an Italian plane?

[Wholenineyards]

I know Allied pilots often used to mark a victory with a Balken cross or Japanese flag, but what was used for an Italian victory...Italian flag?

Thanks!

[wargamer]

probably just another swastika unless they had someone who draw various symbols

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/it%5Erou40.gif1940-1943

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/it%5Erou43.gif1943

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/it%5Erousr.gif 1943-1945

Good luck... but I would guess that the local armorers and maintenance men would have just simplified it to be just another axis kill and use the swastika.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

I know Allied pilots often used to mark a victory with a Balken cross or Japanese flag, but what was used for an Italian victory...Italian flag?

Thanks!

Hi Bryan,

Here are a couple of close ups of Australian ace Clive Caldwell's Spitfire bearing his credited victory marks over German, Italian and Japanese aircraft.

54765

54766

Cheers,

Carl.

[Wholenineyards]

Thank you, that is just what I was looking for. I was unsuccessful googling several combinations, but knew the answer would be here. I made pilot sheets for my boys and have victories marked on them. They are in a fictious Sqdn that is currently involved in the battle of France. I wanted to take them throughout the BoB, Malta and North Afrca too. After that, I think the Sqdn will be off the Burma. My youngest is very much into the pilot/campaign thing and doesn't wNt anything to happen to his soon to be Ace. ;)

[Attila57]

The tri-color roundel was used in World War II after Italy joined the Allies while Aviazione Nazionale Repubblicana Air Force (RSI Air Force) roundels were a tricolour flag as flank roundel and a couple of fasces as wing roundels (the third one in Al post).

I think Allied used only fasces roundels to mark a victory.

Attilio

[csadn]

Side note: For some reason, Soviet pilots marked victories with Soviet stars.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Side note: For some reason, Soviet pilots marked victories with Soviet stars.

The VVS pilots used red stars because they were forbidden to soil their aircraft with 'filthy fascist symbols'.

[wargamer]

Side note: For some reason, Soviet pilots marked victories with Soviet stars.

ah, must have been the original red on red scenarios.... :)

[Rat of Vengence]

Hi Bryan,

Here are a couple of close ups of Australian ace Clive Caldwell's Spitfire bearing his credited victory marks over German, Italian and Japanese aircraft.
54766

Cheers,

Carl.

Heh, I was going to search and post that exact same picture when I saw the OP, but you were already there :)

RoV

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Heh, I was going to search and post that exact same picture when I saw the OP, but you were already there :)

RoV

I already had that photo uploaded to my profile ;)