Great photos! Really nice paint scheme on that Fairchild! :applause:
If I’m not mistaken, it’s carrying a pair of M10 smoke pods for laying smoke screens.
While Googling for M10 pics I found this though:
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“An RAF Blenheim IV light bomber flies low to lay a smokescreen during a demonstration of air power in front of a gathering of Regular and Home Guard officers and NCOs in East Anglia , 29 March 1942.”
Something like this?
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Still subsonic… just!
Moar!!

What a gem!!! Low flying towards the end of this amazing footage.
That’s an interesting document indeed.
Perhaps it has something to do with the star-and-bar being used by the USN/USMC/USCG too?
It’s more about the marketing: advertise a painting-for-sale as “Royal Air Force Spitfires” instead of “Spitfires” and you could indeed get trouble.
I finally decided to go ahead and edit my shop… and then found the official guidelines for USAF fan merch. One of the first being:
Set your Royalty Rate at 10%
Please Note: Royalty Rates will be re-set to 10% if they are found to be above the allowable rate for FanMerch.
So I make one whole dollar on a $10 shirt? Hardly worth the effort… Anyone who wants stuff from my store, get it now as chances are I’ll close it before the month is out. First the RAF, then the RAAF, now the USAF. I’m sick and tired of this nonsense…
I’m going to do Messerschmitts from now on, see if anyone has the filthy guts to claim trademark on swastikas! :stupid:
Those Zazzle nazis…
First the RAF, then the RAAF now the USAF!
Even though all USAF material is public domain, it looks like they want a piece of the action too. I just got this e-mail from Zazzle.
Bloody tiresome… π
Dear Zazzler,
Welcome to the next generation of collaborative creation on Zazzle! Through our new FanMerch program, we give Zazzle Designers the opportunity to sell their original designs inspired by major brands. We are proud to announce the recent addition of U.S. Air Force to the program.
We see that you have relevant products that would be a great fit for this program and encourage you to participate. For your convenience, we’ve located these products and placed them in the Revise and Resubmit section of your Zazzle account, http://www.zazzle.com/my/products/contentmanagement. To participate, simply edit your product by adding “usairforcefanmerch” as one of the product tags and click save to submit the design for approval! If approved, your product will be officially licensed and be part of the U.S. Air Force official store on Zazzle! Please review the official guidelines in advance to ensure that your product meets the requirements.
Products with designs and descriptions that violate the partner’s copyright will be subject to review. Common descriptions and tags that will trigger a review include: U.S. Air Force, United States Air Force, USAF.
If you do not wish to participate, please remove any products with designs and/or descriptions that violate the partner’s copyright.
We are excited to see this collaborative program launch and look forward to your participation.
More questions? Check out this post in our forum.
Thanks for being a part of Zazzle, and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Cheers,
βZazzle Content Review Team
I’ll probably just close my shop as I really can’t be bothered with all this nonsense. At least they didn’t remove all products straight away as with the RAF and RAAF. But it’s a pathetic affair all-round.
And a fat Zero!

Flip the P and you got a 6… sort of π
In near-perfect side view at that.
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I’m Common folk!
Come on, post something then! π
Common folks, please post some of your latest or I’ll go silly π

Ki-27s of the 11th Sentai were a regular opponent of the Buffaloes in the winter of 1941/1942.
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