🙂 You have defended your stance with great passion, though 🙂 No harm done..

Thanks for the correction, gentlemen!

Very interesting about that NEW variant of the already new Libyan roundel. See attached image of an Airtech CN-295-100M from Togo.

Force Aérienne Congolaise Su-25

http://spotters.net.ua/file/?id=71731

http://www.militaryphotos.net/

Fantastic picture- thanks for posting it!

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this (?) photo was published -I think so- many years ago, in a similar forum >>> by gkozak <<<

but I don’t remember when it was, ( & cannot find it again with the search-system..)

&… IF it was really the SAME view as this one ….

could you help me, please,

friendly yours,

Etienne

I am on vacation, but will repost all of the Luxemburg Cub pictures I have as soon as I return.

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well, it seems the Fiji Air Force is no more so ‘military’ as before (see post # 114)

According to Wikipedia, it’s so ;

The Fiji Air Wing

The Air Wing of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces was founded in 1987, had a base at the airport in Nausori, but was abolished in 1997. Yehonatan Shimʻon Frenḳel writes that ‘..the ..Air Wing was formed after the 1987 coup, when the French provided two helicopters as part of its military aid package.'[3] Frenkel goes on to say that the air wing was disbanded after both helicopters crashed and after subsequent revelations of huge debts incurred as a result of the aircraft.

The two helicopters were:
1 transport helicopter Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin 2 – matriculation marker DQ-FGD – in service from 1989 to 1994.
1 transport helicopter Aerospatiale AS 355F-2 Twin Squirrel – matriculation marker DQ-FGH – in service from 1991 to the 1997th

Helicopter AS-365 N2 Dauphin crashed off the coast of the main island in July 1994, a smaller helicopter AS-355F-2 continued in service until mid-1997 and in 1999 was sold to France.

A Harbin Y-11 transport aircraft has now been reported in service by Combataircraft.com
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For the Dauphin, I found nothing !
And for the DQ-FGH, look to ; http://hawkseye.bravepages.com/fiji/nan/dq-fgh.htm
On the tail, you can just imagine ‘military stripes’…

For the Harbin Y-11, let’s believe Mr Johngray :o;
http://www.johngray-seacanoe.com/picview-page46-category88.php
Admire the local ‘holidays colors’ camouflage !!
But on the fuselage, one can just read the title ‘Air Fiji’ ;
to see it better, on the other side; see airliners.net ID # 0645851

So, let’s suppose thus a “semi – Air Force” is looking so 🙂

friendly yours,

Etienne

I guess the Panda’s camouflage reflects the approach of “hiding in plain sight”!

Here’s an even better picture of the FAC Mi-26 fuselage marking.

Congolese Mi-26 in pre-delivery markings, with Russian fin flash and restration number, and very interesting Force Aerienne Congolaise fuselage insignia (see close-up).