[aviatorsneah]

Not quite sure what u mean by formation lights but I'm pretty sure those under the wings are for the engineers on the ground so they know what status the plane is in.

:lol: :?: never heard of that before....theres even a switch panel from a b17 for these lights (also called IFF lights) for sale on ebay....they were used as communication in a formation. notice on the panel and previous picture they could be RED, GREEN, AMBER, or WHITE, RED, AMBER, or probably other combinations. The panel on ebay has no white switch installed:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WWII-B-1 ... 10001r8518

"Original WWII replacement Friend or Foe Recognition Switch. Used in most WWII Aircraft for recognition and signal. The Red, Green and Amber Lights were located on the bottom of the aircraft. The colors would be changed for different missions."

more: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviati ... -2309.html

more (text from ww2aircraft.net post on identification lights):

[size=150]"Aircraft Recognition Lights