Strange Insignia

I’m no markings expert, but that is one insignia I do know.

When I was a child there was plastic model kit of a Dutch Ryan on floats.. complete with molded “water” base. It was a 1/48th scale kit by HAWK. I always used to see it at the model shop.

Anyone else recall that?

I remember that there is one photo somewhere that shows a Hurricane being moved (without wings) towards an aerodrome (or being assembled), somewhere in the Dutch East Indies. As it is a head-on shot the markings cannot be seen. That is supposed to be the only photo of a Dutch Hurricane.

Thanks, one more question .
Is it true that Dutch Hurricanes in the East Indies that served briefly.
That there is no photographic history, of these aircraft with the orange triangle??
Or is this an internet myth?

Nope it is not an internet myth…
I have this ’60’s book on Military Aviation in the Dutch East Indies. And there is a question to the reader if there are any photo’s around of the Dutch Hurricanes….

They served so briefly that there was no time to take a picture…..

Several still fly in Australia and NZ – only on wheels!

ArdmoreSMA14_8983flr by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

Added: Another example, currently without insignia (but nice potted history attached).
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/249610/thread

Thanks, one more question .
Is it true that Dutch Hurricanes in the East Indies that served briefly.
That there is no photographic history, of these aircraft with the orange triangle??
Or is this an internet myth?

We’re fortunate to have an airworthy example in The Netherlands (sans floats though).

DSC_1144_resize by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

More information here;

http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/ryan-stm/ryan-stm.htm

Cheers,
Matt

thnk you for the link, very interesting!

For a period in the early 1970’s Spitfire Mk XI PL965 was so marked when on display at the Overloon museum in Holland.

Mark

Image by Harry van der Meer.

More information here;

http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/ryan-stm/ryan-stm.htm

Cheers,
Matt

Thanks everyone , so it is probably a STM-S2 variant of STM-2 with interchangeable wheel landing gear or floats for Netherlands East Indies Navy; 13 built.
According to “WIKKI” 🙂

Didn’t/don’t one or more of the Arab countries have a triangular insignia? Iraq springs to mind.

Beautiful pics, Duggy.

Anon.

All these use(d) triangle shaped roundels

Estonia
Mexico
Myanmar
Botswana
South Yemen
Iraq

See my webside for more information.

Dutch ’roundels ‘ in use from 1939-1942

Officialy used to 1945. But in Europe, after the German invasion, only been used in a small version on RAF aircraft flown by Dutch crews.

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And after the war used by this aircraft on flights from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies.
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hi,
thank you Duggy, for finding and showing them they are grand pictures crystal clear…

regards,
jack…

It’s Dutch. Colours are a bit distorted, but it’s orange.

Didn’t/don’t one or more of the Arab countries have a triangular insignia? Iraq springs to mind.

Beautiful pics, Duggy.

Anon.

Dutch ’roundels ‘ in use from 1939-1942