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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 Jun 2004
Passenger airliners has it also painted on the fuselage. The green part
faces the nose, on both sides of the plane.
António Martins, 06 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 2004
[cos98] reports a
vertical green-red-green marking as rudder stripes
(see contemporary fuselage 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 Jun 2004
The Portuguese Air Force roundel, based on the
Order of Christ cross, widely used on portuguese
ships since the 15th century.
António Martins, 06 Jul 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 Monday, December 17, 2001 18:47, 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 gray?) 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, 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 Jun 2004
In Wheeler’s Aircraft Markings
[whe86],
the roundel is surrounded by a green ring.
Armand du Payrat, 06 Jul 1998
Low visibility variant: white cross on grey, inside a white ring.
António Martins, 06 Jul 1998
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