From the collection of thanks to son Mike Grierson. 211 Squadron Hawker Hinds, Grantham 1937 (G Grierson) K6854 in company with K6852, L7174 and others on a very overcast day, in silver dope with no Squadron numbers in evidence. Though recommended and commonly followed (but by no means uniformly applied), this potential intelligence gift ceased with the Munich crisis in September that year, with adoption of the two-letter unit codes that offered modestly better security against Order of Battle analysis.Īt least in the Home Commands, the Munich crisis also saw silver-doped biplanes quickly camouflaged by their units in the field. Up to 1938, squadrons commonly showed their Squadron number on the fuselage sides, as bold numerals placed forward of the roundel and coloured by Flight: A Flight red B Flight yellow C Flight blue. Squadron markings Squadron markings Squadron markings and codes 211 Squadron at home were to be delivered to RAF Squadrons in factory-finish silver (ie aluminium) dope until production ceased at the end of 1937.
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