I am researching the use of the Ro.37 in Afghani service during the years 1938-1950. Can anyone provide me with a drawing, photo or description of the Ro.37’s based in Kabul, or even a description of the color scheme of the Ro.37’s? I suspect it was silver, (like the Hawker Hinds), or perhaps some sort of camouflage, or grey. Any information on the color scheme and markings location would be most welcome. In addition, does anyone know of good resource that details operational history of the Ro.37’s in Afghanistan service?
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By: Porter - 21st July 2015 at 09:11
In this photo:
http://www.kollectium.com/index.php/alenia/foto-esemplari-di-imam-ro-37-bis.html
On the background you can see 4 of the Afghans IMAM Ro.37 in the final stages of construction in the Capodichino hangar. They have only the rudder with the Afghan colors, in the Alegi’s book “Il ritorno del Romeo” there is a possible reconstruction of the appearance of the aircrafts: roundels on the wings but not on the fuselage and rudder with the Afghan colors.
By: DavidIsby - 20th July 2015 at 02:56
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By: powerandpassion - 20th July 2015 at 01:55
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Hinds saw extensive combat in the Safi revolt of 1944-49.
Do you have any web links to this situation? I understand that during this period of Afghan history the largely Pashtun airforce may have been involved in dealing with various insurrections – from speaking to Afghani Hazara today there was a period of time that up to 30% of the Hazara population was eliminated in a fairly brutal sectarian conflict. I wonder if the last rounds loosed in anger from Afghan Hinds were in the strafing of villages?
The period from 1944 – 49 seemed to be a convulsion across the globe as old and new paradigms of political authority sought to consolidate against internal opposition : The Greek Civil war, Partisan operations in Poland and the Baltic nations occupied by the Soviet Union, The Indonesian and North Vietnamese independence struggles against the Dutch and French, the birth of Israel. The march of one army into the Sudetenland sent out a ripple that worked its way around the globe for the next ten years.
By: DavidIsby - 20th July 2015 at 01:37
http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php?topic=20521.0
No idea whether it is accurate, but silver like the Hinds is likely.
Hinds saw extensive combat in the Safi revolt of 1944-49. Not sure about the Ro.37s.
By: Mike J - 18th July 2015 at 01:08
From the photos of the recovered examples I’d say your guess of silver is a good one.
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