RAF spitfires flying in the Pacific had blue roundels lacking the central red dot to avoid confusion with the red sun of Japan. Later the Aussies added a red kangaroo
Satoshi Anabuki scored 39 kills in Burma and the Pacific, including one
Spitfire and several Hurricanes. This was exceeded only by Hiromachi
Shinohara's 58 victories over the Russians http://www.warbirdforum.com/aces15.htm
457 Squadron RAAF flew grey Spitfires with shark teeth painted on the nose. They fought in the Battle of Britain before being transferred to the Pacific Theater where they saw action at Morotai and Borneo http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11157.asp
Kittyhawks flown by another famous squadron of aces: the Flying Tigers. These American pilots volunteered to defend China from Japanese invasion from December 1941 until July 1943
Keith "Bluey" Truscott was the second-highest scoring Aussie ace of the war, with 25 kills. A professional footballer before the war, he flew Spitfires in the European theater and Kittyhawks in the Pacific, but was killed in an accident in 1943
Mitsubishi Zero fighter, the most advanced plane of the Japanese air force. It could out-turn the Spitfire with ease, could sustain a climb at a very
steep angle, and could stay in the air for three times as long
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