yes, J.V., you’re right about the crash !

[any other markings ?] , Greg , I don’t think so… in fact i don’t succeed to find any other pics of it 😡

friendly, Etienne

So, from left to right- Dutch, French, German, and Belgian flags- right?

Hello, Greg,

I’ve found again your old post ( Sm A/F thread # 12 p14 post 413 ) about the special tail of that ARMENIAN Su-25 ;

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(was this one the ‘lost’ image in your post ?)

friendly yours,

Etienne

That’s it!!! Wish we could see the nose and the tops and bottoms of the wings! By the way, the white script on the top of the vertical stabilizer says “ARMENIA” in Armenian.

well seen your comments, Gerard & Greg, thanks…

a ‘similar ‘ one to the Georgian ?………mmh !!……:confused:

but… on the official site of the Georgian Army, I see only their ‘classic’ star ;
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>…………………………………..http://army.ge/?p=948

What do YOU think, Archangelski ??:o

friendly yours,

Etienne

There are many variations to national markings on aircraft. For instance, I have a picture of an Armenian Su-25 with their coat-of-arms on the tail, superimposed on their air force roundel. I also have a picture of an Abkhazian L-39 with their national emblem on the tail, not their roundel. Will post when I can.

United Europe Air Force- see also United Arab Republic Air Force. :dev2:

REALLY interesting views !! thanks, Archangelski ….

was this also a Persian one ?? (see stripes under the wing ! ) :
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friendly, Etienne

It’s Norwegian. From the stripes on the aileron of the Persian example, it is evident that it was formerly a Norwegian bird.

well, as a Venezuelan myself I didn´t know about the use of vertical stripes in early Venezuelan air force a/c… if so this is very uncommon or maybe a mistake then… I wonder how you got the confirmation?
This is a Venezuelan CW-14 Curtiss Osprey with horizontal stripes on rudder…
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Sorry for the Offtopic…

Another pic: the first Do-228 for the Venezuelan AMB (Bolivarian Military Aviation) in delivery flight
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Pic taken on January 22nd, in Gran Canary island (Spain) by Alejandro Hernández León.

Regards.-

I sent the photo to Dan Hagedorn. I don’t think there is another person on the face of the earth with more knowledge of Central and South American, as well as Caribbean, aviation. Here is his reply:

“Yes, those are Venezuelan aircraft but note that the aircraft in the rear is the extremely elusive Osprey Special, which has defied definition. It was apparently a single-seater.

Besides Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama (strictly speaking, not Ospreys) and Bolivia were the solitary users of the C.14R Osprey. You might want to check the book from Schiffer which I completed for friend Francis Dean entitled ‘Curtiss Fighters’ for more details.”

And what You think about this description:

http://wp.scn.ru/en/markings/opers/america/182

– there are horizontal stripes again !

You know, you all have a good point. Bolivia had and still has horizontal stripes. Looked up the Osprey, which was also known as the Travel Air 2000, and listed operators were Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. This may be an Ecuadorian example, but the rudder stripes don’t look right. It may be Brazilian. I will check with Dan Hagedorn, arguably the foremost authority in the world on Latin American aviation. If he doesn’t know, nobody will. Back with everybody asap.

Hi Gkozak, could you give me the link to the video.
Thanks.

http://blogs.channel4.com/alex-thomsons-view/hanging-laundry-helicopters-chadians-flee-central-african-republic/7047