Military Flags (Syria)

Last modified: 2009-05-16 by eugene ipavec
Keywords: syria | roundel | air force | stars: 2 (green) | eagle (golden) | wreath (golden) | stars: 3 (red) |
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• Air Force Flag
• Former Air Force Flag, pre-1963
• Unknown Military Flag

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• Aircraft Markings (Syria)
• Syria

On the Warflags website, the flags of the United Arab Republic of 1958-61 are shown. The Air Force ensign is almost identical to the current Syrian Air Force ensign [below], which leads me to suspect other Syrian military flags might also be carryovers from the UAE period (as is, most prominently, the current Syrian national flag).

Eugene Ipavec, 27 Aug 2007

Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Suriya

image by Eugene Ipavec, 07 Jun 2007

The current and former flags of the Syrian Air Force are on display at the Military Museum of Damascus: ACIG article; photo

Eugene Ipavec, 07 Jun 2007

Since the older flag shows a lighter/greyer shade and the new one a brighter shade, could it be that both flags have the same color and the old one is just faded by the Sun?

António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Jun 2007

Certainly a possibility. The reason I used different shades is that the roundel on the paler flag seems not to have faded very much – and these look like indoor flags, too, which would have limited their sun exposure.

Eugene Ipavec, 11 Jun 2007

image by Eugene Ipavec, 07 Jun 2007

This photo shows a Syrian military colour (or ceremonial flag) during a parade in the Syrian army academy (photo taken presumably in the 1970's). The flag is a horizontal triband (light-dark-light) with a device in the center and fringe around.

Marcus Schmöger, 01 May 1997