This Boeing Fortress IIA (serial FK202) was flown by No 59 Squadron of the RAF’s Coastal Command. The Squadron was one of the few RAF squadrons to operate the Fortress in 1942 and 1943 for maritime patrolling missions. The aircraft was equipped with ASV radar, with visible antennas on the fuselage sides and spine as well as beneath the wings.
This profile was created for the book “Squadrons ! No 21 – The Boeing Fortress Mk II & Mk III” by Phil Listemann.
Before leaving the British Fortresses, one other important scheme is the the 3/4 or 7/8 height blue scheme that goes up the tail fin. The top plan view is two tone shadow shaded, perhaps in two dark grays, but perhaps some other pair. Some were diverted to the AAF and it is my belief that those were partially over painted in US colors to create a “second”: lower Pacific version not unlike the so called HAD scheme.
Very interesting ! Do you have serials of some of the aircraft with this camouflage scheme that I could look up ?