history · 26 June 1942 · 82 years ago
Returning from a raid an Australian Catalina flying-boat of No. 11 Squadron RAAF was shot at by a US Navy Wildcat fighter whilst approaching Havannah Harbour at Efate, Espiritu Santo. The American pilot had been alerted to lookout for an unidentified aircraft and had mistaken the red centres of the RAAF roundels for the markings on Japanese aircraft. Fortunately the Catalina aircraft was not badly damaged in the attack and alighted safely. This incident led to the RAAF replainting their roundels with white centres on all aircraft.
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