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Originally Posted by motto
The aircraft being a P40F would presumably predate the Torch operation and it begs the question as to how long prior to this DAF aircraft were operated in American markings?
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Not very long Dave, perhaps two or three months at most. The USAAF squadrons arrived with DAF in Egypt a few weeks before Alamein, which was late October, and Torch was early November.
There were about half a dozen USAAF squadrons with DAF, comprised of P40 Fighter and B25 Bombardment Squadrons. They all carried the RAF fin flash in addition to their USAAF markings, and I believe they were delivered in a plain pinkish colour scheme intended specifically for desert use (unlike USAAF a/c intended for Torch operations which all arrived in camo scheme).