Invasion Stripes - Sweat Shirt Size:L The US Airforce Reserve and

The US Airforce Reserve and Air National Guard also operate the F-16

The Airbus A400m Atlas is operated by the Royal Air Force as a tactical air lifter replacing the C-130 Hercules

It was capable of Mach 2 at high altitude despite being the largest single seat aircraft produced in the U

Named after a Spartan leader

it became an important and was extensively used as a bomber by the RAF in the early 1940s

Invasion Stripes - Sweat Shirt Size:L The US Airforce Reserve andInvasion Stripes In May 1944 the new marking scheme was approved by Air Chief Marshall Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory. Thousands of aircraft were to be involved in the invasion so the distinctive stripes reduced the risk of being attacked by friendly forces. The stripes were painted only on fighters, PR aircraft, troop carriers and light bombers. As Operation Overlord progressed the stripes appeared only on the undersurfaces to avoid air attack whilst on