| 498th "Falcons" | 499th "Bats Outa Hell" | 500th "Rough Raiders" | 501st "Black Panthers" | |
From late '43 |
Flacon Heads in yellow-dark green. All white vertical tail |
Pale blue/white bat faces Lower vertical tails white |
White band mid-fuselage White mustang head on tails White cowl rings on some craft |
Horizontal white tail bands Some with Black panther faces |
From early '44 |
Yellow cowl rings | Blue cowl rings | Red cowl rings | Orange cowl rings |
July '44 |
All squadrons had Indian Heads in circle on vertical tails, 3 or 4 digit tail numbers | |||
Late '44 |
White wingtips yellow-green falcons heads |
Dark blue (or black) and white bat faces Dark blue cowl rings |
Red cowl rings White fuselage band |
White wing bands Orange cowl rings |