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Brazilian roundels and fin flashes

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Air Force roundel 1943-1945

roundel  roundel images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 April 2024


Air force roundel & fin flash variants 1943-1945

roundel  roundel images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 April 2024 and Tomislav Todorovic, 3 May 2024

roundel image by Tomislav Todorovic, 3 May 2024

Variant with white background disc, smaller central blue disc, wider white ring and no stars; the mirror-image of the whole device was sometimes used as well.
Source:
https://www.drareg.nl/Markeringen/Landen/brazilie%20ww2.htm
(photo 1: https://www.drareg.nl/Markeringen/Landen/Brazil%20history/Brazil%20WW2/brazil%20b-25-1.jpg
photo 2: https://www.drareg.nl/Markeringen/Landen/Brazil%20history/Brazil%20WW2/brazil%20b-25-2.jpg
photo 3: https://www.drareg.nl/Markeringen/Landen/Brazil%20history/Brazil%20WW2/brazil%20b-25.jpg)

roundel image by Tomislav Todorovic, 3 May 2024

The device without the stars was also used without a background disc, as in the current roundel.
Source:
https://www.drareg.nl/Markeringen/Landen/brazilie%20ww2.htm
(photo: https://www.drareg.nl/Markeringen/Landen/Brazil%20history/Brazil%20WW2/brazil%20P-40.jpg)

Clearly, not much care was taken to paint all the details of the roundel as long as the whole was recognizable enough, which explains why it was eventually simplified to the present design.
Tomislav Todorovic, 3 May 2024


Air force roundel & fin flash 1945-

roundel  roundel images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 April 2024


Navy roundel & fin flash 1945-

roundel  roundel images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 April 2024


Army Aviation roundel & fin flash 1945-

roundel  roundel images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 April 2024


Low visibility aircraft markings

roundel  roundel images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 May 2024