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2:3, image by Vítor Luís and António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2004
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image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 1998
Fin flash of Força Aérea Portuguesa is as the general layout of the national flag without
the coat of arms.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Oct 1999
The current fin flash was adopted in 1952.
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2004
Passenger airliners has it also painted on the Military. The green part faces the nose, on both sides of the plane.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 1998 and 23 Feb 2002
It was later changed to national flag as fin flash (ex.: www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/9376/airacobra.htm).
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2004
The 1916 marking included rudder insignia made of green-red stripes (1:1) charged with the arms (ex.:
www.emfa.pt/galeria/Antigos/1921-1930/1924vickers-valparaiso-i/1924vickers-valparaiso-i-01z.jpg).
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2004
I found a this photo evidence. The fin flash was vertical flag design.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 9 Aug 2024
cos98 reports a vertical green-red-green marking as rudder stripes (see contemporary Military marking). I could’t find any, and planes in the air museum from this era carry no markings or the 1916 markings.
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2004
The Portuguese Air Force roundel, based on the Order of Christ cross, widely used on Portuguese ships since the 15th century.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 1998
The Portuguese Air Force aircrafts show the cross sometimes a plain white roundel, other times with a green ring around it: See, at the FAP website,this plane with it, though this one without it.
On 17 December 2001 , I asked the Portuguese Air Force PR about this and I was answered: «we will be sending you the military aircraft livery guidelines, where all these variations are detailed. This difference depends on the background color of each aircraft.» So, pending more details (construction specs, branch and unit usage, etc.), we can safely assume that white (or very light grey?) aircrafts use the roundel with a green ring, while camouflage, NATO blue and other dark painted aircrafts use the roundel without the green ring.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Feb 2002
cos98 reports a red around green roundel (see contemporary fin flash). I could’t find any, and planes in the air museum from this era carry no markings or the 1916 markings.
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2004
In Wheeler’s Aircraft Markings [whe86],the roundel is surrounded by a green ring.
Armand du Payrat, 6 July 1998
Low visibility variant: white cross on grey, inside a white ring.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 1998
Portuguese Naval Aviation was active 1917-1952 and reactivated in 1993. I found evidence showing two roundels and fin flash. Based on this photo, it seems that this is only an additional marking for naval aviation aircraft, and they used normal aircraft marking (white disc with red Cross of Christ), as well. The additional roundel is white showing a black fowl anchor.
English WIKIPEDIA
Nozomi Kariyasu and Zoltan Horvath, 9 Aug 2024
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