Does anybody have a closer view of the script on the tail of this Kurdish EC-635, under the roundel? Does anybody know what it says? Is it written in Arabic?
Another picture of the Tu-134A. Also, it looks like CCCP-65082 was originally a Soviet Aeroflot aircraft!
Decals for the Belarus Tu-134A!
The Belarus Tu-134A is a fantastic find! I had no idea that they had an older insignia.
You’re welcome…and, because this is the trainer version, I would have done better to label it “Jet Provost”, sorry.
Actually, it is a Strikemaster, and not a Jet Provost.
many thanks, GREGG, for your trying !!
impatient to know ..& to see it !!
friendly yours,
ETIENNE (Kervyn)
I received a reply- see below, from Lord Steven G.P. Baikie KGCRO., ADC, DSF., RHRL., Dip.Eng. (Electronics), Earl of Tankerness, Aide de Camp to HRH Prince Graeme, Sovereign, Acting Minister of Electronic Communications, FM – RHRL Command HQ, Inspector General, Diplomatic Security Force!
I think the insignia on the fuselage of the Aero Subaru is the image attached with red bars.
Dear Sir
Thank you for your email.
I am afraid that we are unable to help with your request as we have little information about the Royal Hutt River Air Force which was mothballed many years ago.
You can find some of the insignia shown on the home page of the RHRDF here http://www.principality-hutt-river.org/rhrdf/index.htm
I do thank you for the photograph and will now place it into our RHRDF archives, it would be useful to know who owns that photo if it is known and any information that you may have about it.
One of my interests is that I have, for some years now, been digitizing all that I can find concerning our past and present activities and assembling all into the PHR digital archives so now it is my turn to ask if you have any further information regarding the RHRAF at all, I would very much appreciate the information/photo’s/names etc so that I can record them into the archives.
As you can see in the RHRDF section of our website, we have nothing of the RHRAF, that section does not exist because all the info of that era is lost or at least has not come to light as yet. Whilst our Army and Navy has maintained an active existence for many years the air force was short lived simply because of no need for it and few members had any aircraft so the force was disbanded as it became something that people simply wanted for their own ego purposes, to be an air force officer.
I do have a couple of RHRAF wings in my collection, a scan of one is attached and in the PHR on-line stamp collection you can find a couple of special philatelic covers concerning the PHR air force, the catalogue is here:..
http://principality-hutt-river.com/gov/Post/PHR_Stamp_Catalogue.htm
You will note the use of two names for our nation, Hutt River Province (Principality), the HRP being the name when we first seceded and before the Royal Family was established, the original position of Prince Leonard being the administrator. When it was decided to form the Royal Family (for legal reasons) the “Province” became a “Principality” so the nations name changed to the Principality of Hutt River. Unfortunately we were so well known as the HRP that we tended to continue using the original name, this led to a lot of confusion so a number of years ago it was decreed that the name to use must be the Principality of Hutt River ( PHR), unless historical context required the HRP to be used. You will see the two names used in the Military arena so early badges etc were of the HRP and newer of the PHR.
I trust that maybe I have provided a small amount of additionmal knowledge for you and I would very much appreciate any further info that you may have.
I would like to use this latest photo but would want the name of the photo owner ofif possible so that I can assign credit to it.
I look forward to hearing further from you.
Regards
Lord Baikie
Lord Steven G.P. Baikie KGCRO., ADC, DSF., RHRL., Dip.Eng. (Electronics)
Earl of Tankerness
Aide de Camp to HRH Prince Graeme, Sovereign.
Acting Minister of Electronic Communications
FM – RHRL Command HQ
Inspector General, Diplomatic Security Force
Principality of Hutt River
Via Western Australia 6535
E-Mail: [email]phr.adc@principality-hutt-river.org[/email]
Website http://www.principality-hutt-river.org/gov
the name ‘PROVINCE” was the first historic one, afterwards changed in Principality :
according to wiki :
The micronation was founded on 21 April 1970 by Leonard Casley, who declared his farm to be an independent country under the name Hutt River Province. He attempted to secede from Australia over a dispute surrounding wheat production quotas. A few years later, Casley began styling himself Prince Leonard and granting family members royal titles, although he did not include the word “principality” in his country’s official name until 2006.
but the main question remains ‘open’ : what was the logo on the Fuji’s fuselage ??
friendly yours,
ETIENNE
Greetings! I have contacted the Hutt River government via email, and asked for a good image of the insignia on the Aero Subaru. Will let everybody know what they have to say!
Here’s One
Chris
Wish somebody would put out a model kit of the Do-28A- it’s a weird one. By the way, Chris, you have some really rare and wild images in your collection!
An unusual An-2- a Kazakh Red Crescent/Red Cross medevac aircraft. From the Russian site http://aviaengeneer.ru/sanitarnaya-aviatciya-kazakhstana.
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This is a Tugan/Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation L.J.W.7 Gannet, the first Australian designed and built twin engine airliner.
Moldova An-26 with roundel
Fantastic- thanks!
From “‘Anyone threatening our air forces will be DESTROYED” (Putin) and “Turkey demonstrates it’s solidarity with the terrorists.” (Lavrov) to “Turkey-Russia negotiating terms of S-400 Triumf sale” in one year and two months!
AH, geopolitics, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”…
And… Why do Turkey needs S400´s?! To fight whom?
They need them to fight the Russians.
It is.. but I think that on the photo it still sports the Indian AF roundel..
But the photo doesn’t look like the standard Indian roundel. No saffron that I can see. And I know it’s from the Maldives, because I can see the nose of their Do-228 SAR aircraft peaking out from the front of the Mi-8.
there was a time it looked like this
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The roundel on the Mi-8 looks different. It appears to have a white middle ring, with a darker center.
This picture of the Mi-2 was taken in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is said to be Azerbaijan air force but the roundel is more like the one from the Maldives.
So what is it??
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Or just an odd Azerbaijan roundel!
It’s an old Azeri roundel.