WW1, a crude painted roundel. details unknown

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edit, found more:

Nowadays it isn’t any better

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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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indeed, such a pity. Well, live goes on. We will find other stuff to wonder about..

and Etienne, congrats with the 800th. :very_drunk:

Is this another misinterpretation of a Chinese roundel?
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It, apparently, has not always had the same decoration (or the two sides are not similar) :

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Zimbabwe-Air-Force/Percival-P-56-Provost-T52/925166/L?qsp=eJwtjcEKwkAMRP8lZ6FIaZHeqnct6LGXmI26sNsu2RQspf9uWLwNj3kzG9A8KX/1sSaGDjKj0AcOkFAwZug2iDgtLyRdhOXO4jFcl/hksfbQX8aqaceqbk7m5Fn0vBp3qNwTcVJ2f34TVxTHmcr82%2B6OFliGkqFujTufU8CywYo%2BwL7/AMMeNe4%3D

now that is a museum aircraft.

Oman

bell 429

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