Egypt: Aircraft markings (original) (raw)

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History of Aircraft Markings

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History of the Aircraft Markings

Kingdom of Egypt Air force roundels & fin flash 1932-1945

Fuselage roundel, wing roundel and fin flash:
[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f32f.gif) [](../images/e/eg^f32w.gif) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

Sources: Military Aircraft Insignia of the World 1998 & 2014 [c2e98]

Kingdom of Egypt Air force roundels & fin flash variant 1932-1945

[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f32v.gif) [](../images/e/eg^f32ve.jpg) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

Kingdom of Egypt Air force roundels & fin flash 1945-1952

[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f45.gif) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

Sources: Military Aircraft Insignia of the World 1998 & 2014 [c2e98]

Egypt Air Force (1948/49) - a green-white-green roundel, as shown in a Hollywood film entitled in Germany: “Der Schatten des Giganten” (Eng.: Cast a Giant Shadow - 1966). One scene shows an Egypt raid with planes and tanks, both carrying that roundel above.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 March 2009

This roundel appears on anair force flag. It's pretty clear it is a simplification of the roundels displayed in the section below it, but as to whether this simplification also happened on planes, in records, in the making of the film or even other possibilities, I have nothing to add.
Jonathan Dixon, 20 March 2009

Republic of Egypt Air force roundels & fin flash variant 1952-1958

[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f52.gif) [](../images/e/eg^f52e.jpg) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

The only change with the revolution in 1952, was only to remove the crown and changing the tail insignia. Nevertheless, here is a Mig-15 with those markinghttp://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/suez006.jpg as well a photo of recovered ditched Mig-15 at http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/suez016.jpg (this plane is now at Israel AF museum). See alsohttp://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_257.shtml.
Dov Gutterman, 15 June 2004

United Arab Republic Air force roundels & fin flash variant 1958-1972

[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f58.gif) [](../images/e/eg^f58e.jpg) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

Forming the first UAR in 1958 brought to adoption on a new flag and new insignia, the black-white-red roundel charged with two green stars. The UAR flag was the fin flash (http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/egypt/06.htm). See http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/eaf_mig-21pfm_6155.jpg andhttp://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/eaf_mig-21pfm_5072.jpg.
Dov Gutterman, 15 June 2004

Arab Republic of Egypt Air force roundels & fin flash variant 1972-1984

[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f72.gif) [](../images/e/eg^f72e.jpg) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

Adopting a new flag in 1972 changed the markings by omitting the stars from the roundel (and, of course, changing the flag used as fin flash) . See http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/egypt/07.htm with a mistake (the flag is the 1984 flag).
Dov Gutterman, 15 June 2004

Arab Republic of Egypt Air force roundels & fin flash variant 1984-

[ [Aircraft marking] ](../images/e/eg^f84.gif) [](../images/e/eg^f84e.jpg) images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2024

Changing the hawk into the Saladin eagle in 1984 brought the same change in the fin flash. This time http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/egypt/08.htm is correct.
Dov Gutterman, 15 June 2004