Q: Royal Canadian Dragoons markings?

[James P]

Originally Posted by Don Dingwall

Unbrigaded units like the RCD and Manitoba Dragoons carried white outline squadron markings.
Don

Great, then show me a colour pic from back in the day as that picture of a D on the vehicle is hardly white compared to known whites.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by James P

Great, then show me a colour pic from back in the day as that picture of a D on the vehicle is hardly white compared to known whites.

Not saying it is white, but that it's supposed to be. Peter Duggan chose white for his D squadron sign though it's 4PLDG in the 1st Division. I agree it looks darker than the white on the unit and corps signs but that could be dirt, different application times...or another colour. The background sure looks darker than the cam outside of the D. Pic one is a Lynx followed by a Humber IV and not a Daimler SC.

[Jordan Baker]

So we know the Formation sign colours in the picture. The top and bottom bar are red. The squadron symbol is very different in shade compared to the known red. Perhaps its yellow? That seemed to have been a common colour with tactical markings on carriers.

[James P]

I will just put this here and let others debate the colours seen, or not seen, in a B&W pic.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...d.php?p=258024

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks to all for the input! I hope Bert van de Maat is reading this so he can draw up his conclusions.