Last modified: 2006-01-21 by antonio martins
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Fuerza Aérea del Paraguay was formed in 1927 as Fuerzas
Aéreas del Ejército Nacional Paraguayo and changed its name
to Fuerzas Aéreas Nacionales del Paraguay in 1932, dissolved
in 1938 and reformed in 1946.
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004
According to the book [cos98],
in 1929-1938 were used a wing tip with diagonal stripes of
blue-white-red and rudder with horizontal stripes of red-white-blue,
with yellow star on the white stripes.
Book [cos98] also reports that in 1945 the
rudder stripes were converted into fin flash, without the star.
Photo
at AeroFlight.Co.UK shows a fin flash with yellow star. Note that photos
in Insignia magazine
(“Paraguayan
Bombers in the Gran Chaco War”, i.e., 1928-1935)
show the rudder stripes (even though without the star as a photo at
AirLiners.NET).
Hoowever, such fin flash is probably in use only on combat planes as seen at
the FighterJocks
website.
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004
Shown in [pay00]:
Rectangular, 2:3, tricolour of red over white over blue with yellow
five-pointed star in the middle white stripe (star not reaching the
edges of it).
Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002
Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative
issue [pie95].
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002
According to the book [cos98],
this roundel was adopted in 1945. However, Insignia magazine
shows the roundel well before 1945 in an article
“Paraguayan
Bombers in the Gran Chaco War” (1928-1935).
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004
Shown in [pay00]:
Roundel of red-white-blue.
Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002
Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative
issue [pie95].
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002
The book [cos98] also reports that
the Naval air arm uses the same roundel
but uperinposed by an anchor, and that the Army
aviation uses it also, with no modifications.
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004
Excuse my ignorance on air force markings, but how is this roundel
supposed to be different from the French Air
Force one?
Santiago Dotor, 28 Oct 2002
Insignia magazine reports an unofficial markings used in the
Gran Chaco War era, 1928-1935, as «Red star on a White disc, with a central
Blue dot with a White outline» (article
“Paraguayan
Bombers in the Gran Chaco War”).
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004