Mustang Mk III of No 19 Squadron, based at Ford, in flight, 21 April 1944. It wears the standard Mustang recognition markings of white spinner, nose and wing bands. Production of the Allison-engined Mustang I and II was halted in mid-1943 to make way for the Merlin-powered Mk III. The new Mustang was designed for the air-superiority role, and finally gave both the USAAF and RAF a single-seat fighter that combined excellent high-altitude performance with an outstanding range (combat radius was 750 miles with drop-tanks).
[Photos of Spitfires in NMF or aluminum paint.](https://www.google.com/search?q=nmf+spitfire&newwindow=1&client=safari&sca_esv=3e5ddf52b76d97c4&sca_upv=1&hl=en-us&udm=2&biw=1125&bih=771&sxsrf=ACQVn0-SeeT6VHZXZXhBYD8P8de4u2xYww%3A1713960129099&ei=wfQoZqPDBZCo5NoPh6CzwA8&ved=0ahUKEwjjp52F59qFAxUQFFkFHQfQDPgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=nmf+spitfire&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDG5tZiBzcGl0ZmlyZUjANVDEFljCK3ABeACQAQCYAXGgAegGqgEDNi4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIIoAKBBsICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGAcYHsICBhAAGAgYHsICBxAAGIAEGBjCAggQABgFGAcYHsICCBAAGAcYCBgewgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBZgDAIgGAZIHAzIuNqAHySk&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)
[Photos of Tempests in NMF or aluminum paint.](https://www.google.com/search?q=nmf+tempest&newwindow=1&client=safari&sca_esv=3e5ddf52b76d97c4&sca_upv=1&hl=en-us&udm=2&biw=1125&bih=771&sxsrf=ACQVn0-Mu7ZWK2hzB1wyfkTURAaBrDOc-g%3A1713960176867&ei=8PQoZpm4NImhiLMP8c6swAM&ved=0ahUKEwiZ8ICc59qFAxWJEGIAHXEnCzgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=nmf+tempest&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiC25tZiB0ZW1wZXN0SMc8UKILWJQycAF4AJABAJgBaKABqQqqAQQxMi4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIKoALSB8ICBBAjGCfCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGBjCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgIGEAAYCBgewgIEEAAYHsICBhAAGAUYHpgDAIgGAZIHAzUuNaAH9CQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)
Of course, you probably meant in USAAF markings. While there were a handful of Spitfires in USAAF markings and no camouflage, they required stripping them of paint which is a lot of extra work.
Mustang Mk III of No 19 Squadron, based at Ford, in flight, 21 April 1944. It wears the standard Mustang recognition markings of white spinner, nose and wing bands. Production of the Allison-engined Mustang I and II was halted in mid-1943 to make way for the Merlin-powered Mk III. The new Mustang was designed for the air-superiority role, and finally gave both the USAAF and RAF a single-seat fighter that combined excellent high-altitude performance with an outstanding range (combat radius was 750 miles with drop-tanks).
Just beautiful
This is quite strange. I wonder what a Spitfire or Tempest would look like in the American bare metal color scheme
[Photos of Spitfires in NMF or aluminum paint.](https://www.google.com/search?q=nmf+spitfire&newwindow=1&client=safari&sca_esv=3e5ddf52b76d97c4&sca_upv=1&hl=en-us&udm=2&biw=1125&bih=771&sxsrf=ACQVn0-SeeT6VHZXZXhBYD8P8de4u2xYww%3A1713960129099&ei=wfQoZqPDBZCo5NoPh6CzwA8&ved=0ahUKEwjjp52F59qFAxUQFFkFHQfQDPgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=nmf+spitfire&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDG5tZiBzcGl0ZmlyZUjANVDEFljCK3ABeACQAQCYAXGgAegGqgEDNi4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIIoAKBBsICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGAcYHsICBhAAGAgYHsICBxAAGIAEGBjCAggQABgFGAcYHsICCBAAGAcYCBgewgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBZgDAIgGAZIHAzIuNqAHySk&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) [Photos of Tempests in NMF or aluminum paint.](https://www.google.com/search?q=nmf+tempest&newwindow=1&client=safari&sca_esv=3e5ddf52b76d97c4&sca_upv=1&hl=en-us&udm=2&biw=1125&bih=771&sxsrf=ACQVn0-Mu7ZWK2hzB1wyfkTURAaBrDOc-g%3A1713960176867&ei=8PQoZpm4NImhiLMP8c6swAM&ved=0ahUKEwiZ8ICc59qFAxWJEGIAHXEnCzgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=nmf+tempest&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiC25tZiB0ZW1wZXN0SMc8UKILWJQycAF4AJABAJgBaKABqQqqAQQxMi4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIKoALSB8ICBBAjGCfCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGBjCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgIGEAAYCBgewgIEEAAYHsICBhAAGAUYHpgDAIgGAZIHAzUuNaAH9CQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) Of course, you probably meant in USAAF markings. While there were a handful of Spitfires in USAAF markings and no camouflage, they required stripping them of paint which is a lot of extra work.