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roundel
image by Ivan Sache, 23 june 2002
fin flash
image by Ivan Sache, 23 june 2002
According to [pay00] - Aicraft
marking - The marking could be described as a circular version of
the national flag with two horizontal rectangular wings.
Aircraft fin flash - Square field, horizontally divided
red-white-blue. Two stars, blue and red, respectively, are placed
horizontally in the white stripe.
Encyclopaedia Universalis Yearbook (1998) says that the
Panamanian Armed Forces were dissolved in 1991. A National Police
of 11,000 was created the same year. There is an American Force
of 7,000 in the former Canal Zone.
Ivan Sache, 23 june 2002
According to [pay00] -
Aircraft Marking - National flag in shape of a roundel with
"wings". Aircraft Fin Flash - Square, red, white, blue
horizontal tricolour, with two stars in white stripe, blue
forward and red to the end.
Željko Heimer, 7 October 2002
Panamanian miltary aviation started in 1931 and stopped in
1939 due to shortage in planes. Military Aircraft Insignia of the
World [cos98] report that during
this era a white disc bordered in red and charged with black
letters RdeP, and rudder insignia made of white disc bordered in
blue with black inscription GN 31 (for Guardia Nacional 1931),
were in use.
[cos98] also report another try
to establish military aviation in 1945 (<www.worldairforces.com>
give 1946-1948) and report national flag on the rudder as the
sole marking.
The Servicio Ae'reo Nacional was formed in October 1964 as
Destacamento de Aviacion No.1 (First Aviation Detachment) and
renamed Fuerza Ae'rea Panamena (FAP) on 17 January 1969. In 1989
the FAP was dissolved following operation "Just Cause"
(US invasion) and a new Servicio Ae'reo Nacional was formed. The
marking since as above. Note that this is not fin flash but
rudder stripes. Photo at <www.airliners.net>.
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2004
I would like to point out that indeed the Panamanian armed
forces were disolved in 2000 following the american invasion of
Panama. It was replaced by a civil police. There is no air force
either.
Didimo Grimaldo, 30 January 2005