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Nowadays, combat planes use a “low visibilty” variant of the 1930 emblem, painted in only one color instead of blue, red and white.
Francisco Gregoric, 07 Jan 2005
As shown in the Album 2000 [pay00].
Željko Heimer, 15 Dec 2005
A new roundel appeared in 1930. A shield divided to top blue and bottom red charged with a star. Fin flash was as before.)
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
The “classic” Chilean roundel used by the Air Force is a lesser presentation of the national coat of arms. The huemul deer, the condor, the ñandú feathers and the motto do not appear in the air force roundel. However this roundel is “too visible”, so it is used mostly in transport planes or helicopters.
Francisco Gregoric, 07 Jan 2005
Aviación Naval de Chile (Naval Aviation) was merged into the new Fuerza Aérea Nacional de Chile (Airforce) in 1930 and separated again in 1953. Chile also got Air Section of Cuerpo de Carabineros de Chile, (Police) andComando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile (Army aviation, since 1 Oct. 1970).
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
As shown in the Album 2000 [pay00].
Željko Heimer, 15 Dec 2005
Forming the Escuela de Aeronáutica Aviación Militar on 11 Febuary 1913 brought to the forming of Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile later become on 21 March 1930 into Fuerza Aérea Nacional de Chile. The website SkyTamer.COM shows the first roundel which was quite “British”.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
The other variant was by charging the white star on the center of the former “British” roundel and keeping the former fin flash. My guess that there was a period of transision in which only a white star was added to the existing machines until the new roundel took over.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
In 1918 a new roundel was introduced. The book [cos98] shows it as white star on blue surrounded by red ring and a blue rudder with white star, however it not entirly correct as two variants existed.A new roundel appeared in 1930.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
Blue square with a white five-pointed star, as shown in the Album 2000 [pay00].
Željko Heimer, 15 Dec 2005
The post-1918 fin flash serves until today.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
The Air Force Fin Flash is a white star on a blue square. Airplanes under the command of the Army use a white star on a red square. The Naval Aviation fin flash is a black anchor ensigned by a black star.
Alex Garofolo, 3 Feb 2016
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