Pacific Schemes

P-40F (RAAF Kittyhawk) Kittyhawk A29-607, BU-G, 'Ve', 80 Squadron, RAAF, Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea, September 1944. This aircraft retains the olive drab/grey paint scheme of US P-40s, albeit with RAAF national insignia. The identification markings consist of an almost entirely white tail section and white wing leading edges which go right up to the fuselage.
	P40F (RNZAF Kittyhawk) Kittyhawk NZ3072, 'Wairarapa Wildcat', 14 Squadron, RNZAF, Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, July 1943. Another Commonwealth aircraft, this Kittyhawk also retains the US olive drab/grey color scheme. It is adorned with a complex arrangement of identification stripes and a black cat painted on by a USAAF repair unit, although the name and scoreboard are all Kiwi!
Catalina (RNZAF) Catalina NZ4017, XX-T, 6 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), Fiji, 1944. The ubiquitous PBY served under many flags and in just about every climate throughout the war. This RNZAF example was used for the usual air/sea rescue and maritime patrol duties in the later two years of the war. The national insignia incorporates a US-style white bar for easier identification.
	Liberator Liberator KH114, S, 356 (B) Squadron, Salbani, India, 1944. Better know for their work in Coastal Command, RAF Liberators were also employed in their origianl strategic bomber role in the campaign in South East Asia against Japanese supply routes in Burma. This example sports an overall olive green scheme with two-tone blue South East Asia Command (SEAC) roundels, and identifying tail markings.
Corsair (East Indies Fleet)* Corsair T8-B, 1836 Squadron, Royal Navy, HMS Victorious, 1944. This aircraft, which took part in the raids on the Sumatra oil fields, wears the standard East Indies Fleet style of national markings, with all red removed to avoid confusion with Japanese aircraft.
	Corsair (British Pacific Fleet)* Corsair X-118, 1841 Squadron, Royal Navy, HMS Formidable, 1945. Later Royal Navy Corsairs were left painted in the U.S. Navy standard overall glossy sea blue. This aircraft sports a late-war, British Pacific Fleet variation of national markings, which incorporated a US-style white bar to further distinguish it from Japanese aircraft. The letter on the tail is the carrier code, in this case 'X', indicating HMS Formidable.

*Based on the excellent work of Casualty. The base template for this scheme was created from one of his Corsair skins. Also note that these schemes are for the Basepack F4U1D, the American equivalent of the Corsair II, not the old Planepack Corsair II.

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