![[Ethiopian roundel]](../images/e/et-rond3.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer, 18 October 2001
Last modified: 2004-08-26 by zeljko heimer
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In the pre-Italian-occupation era (1924-1936) the Imperial Ethiopian Aviation was
formed in 1935 and dissolved in 1935 (or 1936). They used a green-yellow-red
triband both as "roundel" (1:2) and rudder stripes (1:1) (Cochrane & Elliott, 1998, [cos98])
See http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/ethiopia/01.htm
Dov Gutterman, 12 June 2004
Concering the first markinks of Ethiopia, I located a piece in Insignia at http://www.insigniamag.com/ethi.html saying: "No markings were carried on the wings of rudder at this stage, but by the time of the Italian occupation rudder stripes had been added and the inscription and Lion of Judah removed. Rudder stripes consisted of equal horizontal stripes of (from top) Green, Yellow and Red. Other aircraft in the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force carried a rectangle on the wing surfaces in Green, Yellow and Red, but it is not known if the Potez 25s did." So it confirms [cos98] report.
Dov Gutterman, 16 June 2004
by Zeljko Heimer, 18 October 2001
Dov Gutterman, 12 June 2004
![[Ethiopian roundel]](../images/e/et-rond2.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer, 18 October 2001
Six points star, with the rays of the same size touching the yellow circle.
It is the roundel used from 1974 til 1985. No fin flash.
See http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/ethiopia/05.htm based on (Cochrane & Elliott, 1998, [cos98]).
However I checked a lot of photos of EAF and not a single photo with such a star. I
found the previous star, I found the 5 points star but no 6 points star. It
seems the [cos98] is also not so sure about it as he only report: "the
design of the central yellow marking has been changed several times. It is
currently a simple 5 points star". No dates, no description....nothing more.
Also, the photo at http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/etaf_f-5a_574.jpg shows
an F-5 that left the service in 1984 with 5 points star.
I would take this roundel as suspected or used for short time after the
revolution and replaced shortly afterwards.
Dov Gutterman, 12 June 2004
![[Ethiopian roundel]](../images/e/et-rond1.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer, 18 October 2001
My speculation that such a roundel was maybe used either in 1974 (after the revolution and to erase the "imperial star until new roundel adopted) or by some rebals....(Eritrean ?)
Dov Gutterman, 12 June 2004
![[Ethiopian roundel]](../images/e/et_round.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer, 29 August 2001
Green yellow red roundel with yellow fivepointed star in the central disk. The
diameters of disks are approximately 4:3:2. The star does not reach
quite the edge of the yellow disk. It must have been changed since,
possibly in 1996 when the current flag was adopted, too.
Zeljko Heimer and Armand du Payrat [pay00], 29 August 2001
Nevertheless, a five points star was adopted sometime in or after 1974 and
still in use today.
See http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/ethiopia/06.htm
Many photos of this roundel:
http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/etaf_alouette_iii.jpg
http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/etaf_mig-23bn_1264.jpg
http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/etaf_mig-21mf_1054_002.jpg
Wheeler, 1986, [whe86] also show the 5 points star. Even
thou published in 1986, I can't imagine that info on small change in some African roundel in 1985 could reached him befoe printing...
Dov Gutterman, 12 June 2004
