22nd April 2024 at 4:25pm
The RAF Typhoon Display Team has shown off its new livery for the season – an 80th anniversary D-Day tribute scheme – complete with invasion stripes.
The aircraft has been painted in the RAF’s mid- to late-war European theatre colours of dark green and ocean grey over medium sea grey – the same as the Hawker Typhoons of the era.
The team at RAF Coningsby even painted black and white invasion stripes over the rear fuselage and wings – which were used to avoid friendly fire over the beaches of Normandy in June 1944 and beyond.
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
The RAF Typhoon Display Team said on social media: “Please allow us to introduce, ZJ913, now known as Moggy.
“ZJ913 now adorned with a D-Day inspired livery, originally worn by Hawker Typhoon. Sporting the letters FM-G. FM was the lettering of 257 Sqn RAF, and the last aircraft wearing FM-G was flown by Sqn Denzil Jenkins.
“This aircraft has been designed to commemorate and celebrate the 80th anniversary of Op Overlord. We’re looking forward to displaying this new livery this season.”
Earlier this month, six RAF Typhoons were moved from Romania and were redeployed to help defend Israel.
The Typhoon is capable of dropping Paveway IV precision-guided bombs and has been used to strike so-called Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.