British aircraft used by USAAF

In Installations and USAAF Combat Units in the the UK 1942-1945, published by the History Headquarters Third Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe, it states the following British aircraft were used by the USAAF:

Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson, De Havilland 89 Dominie, De Havilland 82 Tiger Moth, De Havilland 98 Mosquito, Hawker Hurricane, Miles Master I & II, Percival Provtor, Vickers Supermarine Spitfire.

Can anyone point me to resources where images of the above aircraft with US markings can be found?

Thanks,
Tom

There was a repeat of a TV programme on the Beeb a few days ago about Operation Crossbow. It featured some wartime footage of a spitfire with US markings.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011cr8f/Operation_Crossbow/

You will probably have to use a UK proxy to view the programme

Quick screen grab from film (in the above programme) of wheels up landing by Lieutenant John S. Blyth, United States Army Air Corps' 14th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron based at Mount Farm

Hi Tommy, well four examples are right on your doorstep, at the USAF Museum at Dayton
Spitfire PR.XI MB950 and Mosquito PR.XVI (ex B.35) RS709 are displayed side by side, as well as Spitfire Vc Trop MA863, Beaufighter VIf KV912, and Dominie X7454, all in USAAF markings. Images of all of these appear on the their website, www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/exhibits/airpower/index.asp

Best thing is to do a Google image search, there are loads of good archive pictures of these types in USAAF markings there

I'm sure you already know that the USAF Museum has examples of the Spitfire, DH 89 and Mosquito in USAAF markings but these were post war acquisitions painted in WW2 markings of course. The late Roger Freeman has a picture of an Oxford, with pre star and bar markings, being refuelled. That was attributed to the Imperial War Museum and appears on Page 5 of "The Mighty Eighth". The same book has B & W shots of Mosquito and Sptitfires, but there are contemporary colour shots In his later book, "The Mighty Eighth in Colour". Several Spitfire shots at Mount Farm attributed to Robert Astrella and Mosquitos at Watton, one by Astrella and the other from the Air Force Museum.

I'm pretty sure I have seen pictures of some of the other types you mention in USAAF service but can't trace them at the moment.

You could add the Airspeed Horsa to your list.

There is a photo of a Horsa 1 LJ114(a Christchurch built aircraft) in USAAF marks ,on my Christchurch/Airspeed production webpage

Another book of interest is US Air Force colours 1942-5 by Dana Bell. Beaufighters + various Marks of Spitfire and Mosquitos.

I'm sure there's a 'rare as hen's teeth' picture of a Mossie in US markings on the 100th Bomb Group Facebook page....

Yep, found it! Here you go - www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=25363973...31401&type=3&theater

Steve

The USAAF also used the Westland Lysander.

and Defiant.

www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=bp+defiant&um=...t:429,r:67,s:0,i:295

If this picture won't come up, Google BP Defiant, press "images" and scroll down past the models etc.