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Paraguayan Air Force

Introduction
Fin Flash
Fuselage Marking

See also:

Introduction

Fuerza Aérea del Paraguay was formed in 1927 as Fuerzas Aéreas del Ejército Nacional Paraguayo and changed its name to Fuerzas Aéreas Nacionales del Paraguay in 1932, dissolved in 1938 and reformed in 1946.
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004

Fin Flash

image by Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002

According to the book [cos98], in 1929-1938 were used a wing tip with diagonal stripes of blue-white-red and rudder with horizontal stripes of red-white-blue, with yellow star on the white stripes. Book [cos98] also reports that in 1945 the rudder stripes were converted into fin flash, without the star. Photo at AeroFlight.Co.UK shows a fin flash with yellow star. Note that photos in Insignia magazine (“Paraguayan Bombers in the Gran Chaco War”, i.e., 1928-1935) show the rudder stripes (even though without the star as a photo at AirLiners.NET). Hoowever, such fin flash is probably in use only on combat planes as seen at the FighterJocks website.
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004

Shown in [pay00]: Rectangular, 2:3, tricolour of red over white over blue with yellow five-pointed star in the middle white stripe (star not reaching the edges of it).
Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002

Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative issue [pie95].
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002

Fuselage Marking

image by Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002

According to the book [cos98], this roundel was adopted in 1945. However, Insignia magazine shows the roundel well before 1945 in an article “Paraguayan Bombers in the Gran Chaco War” (1928-1935).
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004

Shown in [pay00]: Roundel of red-white-blue.
Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002

Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative issue [pie95].
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002

The book [cos98] also reports that the Naval air arm uses the same roundel but uperinposed by an anchor, and that the Army aviation uses it also, with no modifications.
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004

Excuse my ignorance on air force markings, but how is this roundel supposed to be different from the French Air Force one?
Santiago Dotor, 28 Oct 2002

Unofficial fuselage marking as of 1928-1935

image by António Martins, 11 Jan 2006

Insignia magazine reports an unofficial markings used in the Gran Chaco War era, 1928-1935, as «Red star on a White disc, with a central Blue dot with a White outline» (article “Paraguayan Bombers in the Gran Chaco War”).
Dov Gutterman, 22 Jun 2004