Personnaly I know only two types of “official” recognition model, the plastic viking 1/200 model and the 1/50 wooden model.
The Wiking one were green with blue windows the wooden one were black with sometimes light grey windows.
This link is one of the best on the subject:

http://www.commercemarketplace.com/home/CollectAir/Museum.html

Now to say that those model (ebay) were recognition models…(?) it is true that all around the world during WWII pilots & soldiers use to carve models (tanks, aircraft, boats) and were sometime use for recognition but many were just made as pastime and can be compare to the WWI TrenchArt.
Cheers,

Olivier

photos: Fw200 & Fulmar 1/50 wooden models

Plenty of them (US born aircraft) here :

http://www.frenchwings.net/algeria/cpg148/

http://www.frenchwings.net/training/cpg1410/

Cheers,

Olivier

Hi Ray,
those were Air vietnam Bristol Freighter, several of them were requisition, they were used to carry dismantled M24 15-ton light tank to Dien Bien Phu.
not much information, exepted these entries
http://www.crash-aerien.com/www/database/fiche.php?id=9827
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Alfarrabista/4333.htm
cheers,

Olivier

Photos of the first armoured glass….TBM / TBF Avenger turret (do you agree?) Looks too thick anyway to be a front windscreen.
Cheers,

Olivier

I found this entry on my list :
Boston Auto-Gauge ; Model 106-NA-B ; MFR’S N° 102-48105 ; Float Arm Type ; Wing Tanks 92 Gallons (U.S. Gallons) ; Luminous.
P-51D

Cheers,

Olivier

6A/1430 – Fuel content / gauge
Smith ; Type 133 ; Mk. I ; 12 Volt ; Luminous.
PROCTOR II and III.

Cheers,

Olivier

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0609875&size=L&width=1200&height=812&sok=JURER%20%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22cebpgbe%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=30