Spec. No. 9S-24102-L, issued on November 10,1942, revises requirements for star insignia

The latest version of the “Insignia for Aircraft” spec, required that the material for the insignia should be paint, dope, lacquer, or enamel, consistent with the general finish of the aircraft. Decalcomania transfers could be used if approved by the USAAF. On the wings, it was specified that one star-insignia was to be placed on the upper left wing surface, and one on the under right wing surface with a point forward. For application to wood surfaces it was required that the wood surface be properly sealed, as detailed in Spec. 24115. Finally, it was pointed out that the insignia required by the spec, had been known by various names such as “cocarde” and” wing insignia”. It was now to be referred to as the “star-insignia”.

Dir. of Mil. Req. (Wash.) orders discrepancies in Tech Orders covering camouflage to be corrected, November 13, 1942.

Gen. Fairchild wrote to the CG, Mat. Com., (Wash.) on November 13,1942, that there were several discrepancies in the existing Techni­cal Orders that needed to be corrected. He then issued a revised 11-1111, Addition No. 1, dated November 20, 1942, directing that changes were necessary in existing Technical Orders to meet the current camouflage requirements. These were:

Existing Technical Orders did not prescribe the method of eliminating the boundary line between colors on camouflaged aircraft.

There was no indication that any action had been taken regarding the use of infra-red camouflage paint as recommended by Dir. of Mil. Req.

Aircraft delivered from the factories were camouflaged in the prescribed method, but those re-finished by subdepots did not meet speci­fications.

Current instructions from Mat. Com. indicated that there was no longer a requirement for haze paint for AAF aircraft.

Methods for camouflage of anti-submarine aircraft should be covered in Technical Orders.