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A new roundel appeared in 1930 — and still
is in use until today. A shield divided to top blue and bottom red
charged with a star. (Fin flash was as before.)
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
The “classic” Chilean roundel used by the Air Force is a
simplified version of the national coat of arms.
The huemul deer, the condor, the ñandú feathers and
the motto do not appear in the air force roundel.
However this roundel is “too visible”,
so it is used mostly in transport planes or helicopters.
Francisco Gregoric, 07 Jan 2005
Aviación Naval de Chile (Naval
Aviation) was merged into the new Fuerza Aérea Nacional de
Chile (Airforce) in 1930 and separated again in 1953. Chile also got
Air Section of Cuerpo de Carabineros de Chile, (Police) and
Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile
(Army aviation, since 1 Oct. 1970).
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
As shown in the
Album 2000 [pay00].
Željko Heimer, 15 Dec 2005
![roundel in [pay00]](../images/c/cl^rou2.gif)
Nowadays on combat planes it is used a “low vision”
variant of this emblem that is painted only in one color
instead of blue, red and white.
Francisco Gregoric, 07 Jan 2005
As shown in the
Album 2000 [pay00].
Željko Heimer, 15 Dec 2005
In 1918 a new roundel was introduced.
The book [cos98] shows it as
white star on blue surrounded by red ring and a
blue rudder with white star, however it not
entirly correct as two variants existed.
A new roundel appeared in 1930.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
The other variant was by charging the white star on the center of the
former “British” roundel and keeping the
former fin flash. My guess that there was a period of transision in which
only a white star was added to the existing machines until the new roundel
took over.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
Forming the Escuela de Aeronáutica Aviación
Militar on 11 Febuary 1913 brought to the forming of Servicio de
Aviación Militar de Chile later become on 21 March 1930
into Fuerza Aérea Nacional de Chile. The website
SkyTamer.COM
shows the first roundel which was quite
“British”.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
Blue square with a white five-pointed star, as shown in the
Album 2000 [pay00].
Željko Heimer, 15 Dec 2005
The post-1918 fin flash serves until today.
Dov Gutterman, 13 Jun 2004
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