On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:28:56 -0500, vincent p. norris
wrote:

If you recall, the wingtip lights are not visible from the rear and
so they would be of no use to someone trying to fly formation.

Huh!

I suspect the Japanese used different specs, since they did this as a
regular thing, at least in 1942.


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