Firefly Markings

[Dan Martel]

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Only other marking it possibly could have is the tactical number, or sometimes referred to as radio call sign number. A complete sample from 4th CAD diary is found here:
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...45/222?r=0&s=4

Great resource. Thanks for posting.

Squadrons with Firefly tanks were organized with four rather than five troops. The troops had four rather than three tanks. The fourth tank in each troop was the Firefly. This should be kept in mind if considering using troop numbers.

Cheers,
Dan.