It is wrong to say that the words Ha-300 mean Helwan, but mean Hispano Avicion HA-300.That the plane is known as the design of the Spanish – German foundation, however, that the project was transferred to Egypt, and as I explained earlier, a known history. However, the plane, known in Egypt Al Qahirah-300.
By the way the model presented in a German museum, markings of the Egyptian air force is wrong. As the Insignias of the Egyptian air force in the sixties of the last century with the two Stars in the roundel, as well as the Egyptian flag. And can recognize the difference between the original and the model through the images below.
Hello Tango. I’m afraid what you’re saying is not entirely accurate.
If you read carefully, you will realize that I never said that “HA” abbreviation didn’t mean Hispano Avación, but that was just the case of the HA-200 Saeta, the Spanish built, Spanish flown aircraft, serving in the Spanish Ejército del Aire.
The fact is that the HA-200B trainers, those 75+ aircraft built by Factory Nº36 at Helwan, Egypt, were locally known as Helwan Aviation (hence the HA prefix) HA-200B “Al Qahirah” (The Victorious). This nickname was never given to the HA-300 program, also developed in that Egyptian aviation industry in Helwan, south of Cairo.
That’s also the story that the spanish chief HASA (Hispano Aviación SA) engineer Marcelino Viejo, working in the HA-200B project in Helwan during the sixties, told Air Enthusiast magazine some years ago. I guess that source is immensely useful to back up my comments above…
As for the wrong markings on the HA-300 exhibited in the German Museum…it’s a classic situation. You can NEVER count on museum aircraft as a valuable reference for markings, colours, camouflage or emblems, because with almost 100% certainty they have been “retouched” by any local “artists” to “improve” their appearance, so my advise is: avoid them at all cost for this purposes.
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