Invasion Stripes
A World War II-era C-47 named "That's All Brother" painted with invasion stripes on the underside of the wings and on the fuselage. The U.S., the U.K., and their allies painted these stripes on their airplanes in preparation for the Normandy invasion in 1944 in order to minimize getting shot at by friendly fire, thinking that with so many soldiers from so many different countries they might not recognize their allies' aircraft. Militaries around the world still follow similar practices today.
A reprocessed photo from the archives
Invasion Stripes
A World War II-era C-47 named "That's All Brother" painted with invasion stripes on the underside of the wings and on the fuselage. The U.S., the U.K., and their allies painted these stripes on their airplanes in preparation for the Normandy invasion in 1944 in order to minimize getting shot at by friendly fire, thinking that with so many soldiers from so many different countries they might not recognize their allies' aircraft. Militaries around the world still follow similar practices today.
A reprocessed photo from the archives