Desert paint color

[Mad_Dan_Eccles]

Originally posted by Chuck Anderson
I just thought of another question (if I need to start a new thread, please let me know).

I've seen pictures of some 8th Army vehicles with the RAF roundel on the hood. Was that put on for aircraft recognition purposes, or was it put on RAF vehicles only?

Thanks!

The roundel was widely used for air recognition by 8th Army until 1943.

After Operation Torch some units in Tunisia used a yellow star in place of the roundel, but IIRC the familiar White Star didn't appear until Husky and the invasion of Sicily

Aidrian