1-600 RAF Type B Fin Flash Decals

These 1-600 RAF Type B Fin Flash Decals provide RAF Type B Fin Flash markings for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures. Use them to reproduce the corresponding national, service, or recognition markings on aircraft appropriate to the design and period.

Decal Information

This sheet provides RAF Type B Fin Flash markings for 1-600 scale aircraft.

RAF Type B Fin Flash - Low Visibility

They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.

Key Historical Details

Nation / Region: United Kingdom Service: Royal Air Force Period: World War II Marking: RAF Type B Fin Flash Scale: 1-600

Historical Information

World War II RAF marking practice was not identical across every command or aircraft type. Night bombers, night fighters, photo-reconnaissance aircraft, and selected high-altitude schemes could use more subdued national markings designed to reduce contrast against dark finishes.

The two-color fin flash was particularly appropriate for aircraft carrying Type B roundels and other low-visibility markings. Orientation and proportions could vary on specialized schemes, so period photographs are especially important when reproducing a specific airframe.

Aircraft associated with low-visibility RAF markings include the Vickers Wellington, Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax, de Havilland Mosquito, photo-reconnaissance Spitfire, and other night or specialist types.

This fin flash is best viewed as a specialist alternative to the more common Type A and Type C red-white-blue flashes rather than a universal RAF marking.