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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Checkers67 on May 07, 2014, 08:18:52 AM
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Today I was looking at Turkish ac profiles. Most feature black squares with white outlines and red squares with white outlines. Why the change and when was the change made?Steve
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The earliest Turkish Air Force markings, appearing in up to 1915, were red markings with the white crescent and star. During the First World War, a black square was introduced, outlined in white when required (this is allegely due to the lack of red paint, or to make Axis markings more similar; moreover, the Ottoman Air Force, as a Muslim state corps, even though operating German machines with German pilots, could not use the German Iron cross). In 1918 a first red-white-red roundel appeared, but it was soon replaced with a red square outlined in white, that was used up till 1972. The fin was then painted in red with the white crescent and star. In 1972, because of the possible confusion with the Soviet red star marking (as the aircraft speed increased), the current red-white-red roundel was reintroduced and the national flag painted on the fin.
Spyros
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Spyros is correct Steve, with a much better idea of the timeframe than myself. but I have read that the black square was used to simply paint over the German cross by following the leading edge of the black cross on all sides until they met at the edges forming a square. The white cross field area that was not overpainted served as the white outlines.
Dave