1-600 527th B-17 Bomber Squadron High Visibility 1944 Decals
These 1-600 527th B-17 Bomber Squadron High Visibility 1944 Decals provide squadron and aircraft identification markings for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures representing U.S. Army Air Forces / Eighth Air Force. The subject covers 1944 high-visibility markings; select the marking combination appropriate to the aircraft being modelled.
Decal Information
The sheet provides 527th B-17 Bomber Squadron High Visibility 1944 markings for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures.
The decals are sized to fit Tumbling Dice B-17 Flying Fortress bomber castings.
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
Region / Nation: United States
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces / Eighth Air Force
Time Period: 1944 high-visibility markings
Squadron: 527th Bombardment Squadron
Group: 379th Bombardment Group
Wartime Base: Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire
Primary Marking: Squadron and aircraft identification markings
Scale: 1-600
Historical Information
The 527th Bombardment Squadron formed part of the 379th Bombardment Group, flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses with the Eighth Air Force from Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England. The group began its wartime service from that station in 1943.
The group is associated with the name or motto "Power and Accuracy." Its aircraft operated in the daylight heavy-bomber campaign over Europe, where national insignia, squadron codes and individual aircraft letters served different identification purposes.
This set represents the high-visibility marking treatment identified for 1944. More conspicuous formation markings helped distinguish bomber units, but their precise appearance still depended on the aircraft, squadron and repainting date.
When modelling a specific 527th Squadron B-17, match the decal layout to the aircraft variant, camouflage and photograph date. Later unit markings, replacement aircraft and individual repaints should not be assumed to match an initial-deployment scheme.
