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  • Color plates depicting Swiss Mustangs during flight evaluation with square and roundel national insignia. Anti-glare engine cowling color included Olive Drab, Dark Blue, and Black. J-prefix marking on figther planes probably referred to Jagdgeschwader (Swiss German for Figther Squadron).

  • Rollover : Mustang J-901 with large square national insignia. German text translates as follows :
    • Schweizer Flugwaffe : Swiss Air Force
    • J-901 evaulationsexamplar : J-901 evaulations copy
    • Gleiche Bemalung belegt fur J-902 : same paint scheme as J-902 plane
    • Standard USAAF-Anstrich : standard US Army Air Force painting
    • Rumpf natur-metall : bare natural metal finish
    • Flachen silber lackiert : surface area painted silver
    • Note : US Army Air Force was officially part of US Army during WW2, defense organization in 1947 created a separate US Air Force military branch. United States Army Air Forces - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAAF
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