648 showing the chevron on her right wing, while on her way to Mannheim, Germany. The chevron was authorized in December 1944.  Combat wings used chevrons to denote the wing, and specific colors to identify the group. The chevron for the 486th was read and blue, while that for the 487th was red and orange. The yellow markings were not authorized until January of 45.

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