The 2nd Bomb Division devised a system for its B-24s whereby the entire tail fin was painted in a color (each of its five combat wings was assigned a color) and a black or white band placed across the fin either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to identify the group within that wing.
The 2nd Bomb Division devised a method for its B-24s where the entire tail fin was painted in a unique color (each of its five combat wings had a different color) and a black or white stripe placed across the fin either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to distinguish the group within that wing.