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by Zeljko Heimer, 11 April 2002
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According to Album 2000 [pay00]
- Aircraft Marking - Red-white-red roundel, the red being the
particular Latvian red shade, and the white being
"thinner" then the other two. Note explains that the
national flag is painted on the fin. [cos98] explains that this is so
since 1992. The aircraft markings of Latvian aircrafts was
entirely different before the Soviet era. At first RWR stripes
(of normal red and of equal width) were painted on the wings and
on fin, soon replaced with red swastika rotated 45deg usually on
white disk. The National Guard (paramilitary units) red outlined
used white disk with red indented cross in 1937-1940, and Navy
used 1936-1940 black rotated swastika and black cabled anchor on
the fin. In years 1941-44 Latvian aircrafts in German service
used a black Latin cross was painted on white pannels, with black
swastika on the fin.
Zeljko Heimer, 8 April 2002
by Ferenc Gy. Valoczy, 2 July 2003
by Ferenc Gy. Valoczy, 2 July 2003
by Ferenc Gy. Valoczy, 2 July 2003
by Ferenc Gy. Valoczy, 2 July 2003