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Old 01-24-2013, 07:54 PM
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Default RE: Tips on the US National Insignia

I beleive it was 1943 that the red surround was used for a short period. It was discontinued because some pilots just saw the red in a dog fight and shot at it thinking they saw a meat ball. So it was discontinued.