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CnjO)Lna)LOfl on -that cvtea a.nd uggeied —tlutt I hLs
io’’ed -Lvi wftcch I ptioeed gnon.ctncie and Gene empIut-Lzed -the need on oneone -to cuwo’t
queLons abowt the riaU count’te.zS”. F-LvzaUy, Lt wc agiteed tha_t I wouLd e-’tve the
Inço’tmatLon Sewce çon. coun’rLe’.s no-t cove’ted by an IPMS/LISA expe’i-t. Thu wa bon.vi the
SrnaL AL’c Fonee Cecvt&ig Houe (SAFCH). In Jte4povue to anviounewen-ts -Ln -the IPMS AGAZIHE
and }j1A2TERLV, I began to ece,Lve o çe’z o heLp iom Poavid, Czecho-s-eovafüa, etc. A I
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heqan -to -eecvtn moie cthowt the maJ1 aL’t ço’ice-s, -theL’t exeL-t-üui to-’te, the-&t cofoçuL
m’thnq, and -the g-’tea-t ainow’z;t o -LnonoiatLon ava)Jab-Ce -Ln -nguxzge o-thvt -than EngLh,
a bnoadgii. pw’ipoe çoit -the SAFCH began -to evo-Pve. Soon we began -to ptth-PJh cvtt.LcIe on -the
-ama-U OL jjoitee -Ln vcutLows rnagai-Lne. My L-t o c’iepondent gnew a-s cUd -the numbei
o booIzs and fLt I wa--s exchangLng o’t Ltern-s -erit oveIL4ea4. Moke 4-Powy came the neoLLzatLon
;tha-t -Lntetet -n -the -maU a.-L’i o)Lce6 a much g)Lea-te)L -than my )LC2OWLcO o time and money
couLd a-tsy. 3y 1972 -L-t u cLea’i -tha.-t -the SAFCH s -to -‘teach
- çuU potevi—t-LaL, a
new-et-te’t -n wh—Lch SAFCH membeiz-s couLd e LcLen-tLy and qwLcku coimunLcote wa--s neces-ocvuj.
Thus was bon.n the -the -Ldea o ;he Srna-U A-iJL Fo’tca- Obejtve’t (SAFO). I -then announced my
!JtnZng such a ne Ae-ttojt -L
-Ln-ten-tLovt-s oç be
9 ç enough subiscLption-s couLd be ob.taJned -to maize
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he Jdea economca-Uti ea-LbLe. We have ‘çLna-Uy izeached -tha-t nwnbvL and -thL-s -&s -the. L’it
L-.ue o -the çL’zt vo&une o -the SmctU AL’t Fo-tce- Ob4e’cvc’L.
ihe qoai. o-ç -the SAFCI-1 hats been and w-€ZU contLnue to be ‘to p-wmote -Lte’teAs-t -Lii Jize
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isto’-uj nd mocleLLng ojj -the a c’ta-t o -the -ma!Le’i coun-t’iies o tJie io’zLd”. To vttItea
-thLs goaL we wLP1 con;tLnue to encouitage nes ecuich -Lit-to pe’ttLnen-t a-’iec 1çoeowed by pubtLca-tLon
oj the itesuLts. The SAFO w-LU p.-’tovLde -the mean-s o-’i SAFCU rnembet-o (ytom a-U ove—’i ;Che ioaLc
-to exctange -Ldea-s, Lno’tmct-tJon, avtd ‘eJiow-s(vLp.
i3eo’ie go-L;-ig -üvto a dLcus-sLon o -the. SAF), I nuLd -Pi(ze to Jitaniz evoityone who heted
pas -the wcuid about the SAFC!1. Specioi -thcink- to IPMS-USA, -UK, and -CAHAA; AAHS; AI
E;rn-(USIAST; PAM I’JEWS; and IN MIJITURE o-’t Jjtei.ii help. l-t’-s talzen a tong -tôe -to gel -the
wo-’td a--’tound and tJie’te weite -timcs when I wa jws-t abowt ‘teady -to gJve up. u-t, then a
wouLd a;3:3ea)l -sornewhe-’te and ;the ‘tetuULng SLow o sithscniptlon-s wouLd -‘tenew my c’nv-LcLLon
ConLLnued om page 4
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e4ponbItle to any otJiet g’wap otheit .than tho4e o niendhip and good w-iU.
.4 SAFO ubc,ripon don. 4 Lac and not joi any pecied peod oj téLme. An Lue
wAll be pub9.lhed a4 oon ai enouqh ma.tenlol -L on hand. The co-t o -the -t’-t oWt ue-
wU be $3 Ltfz pnlnllng and ma.LUng cot.s deteitriiAnLng he numbe o cige pe) L’3.Sue.. Ate.’t
comp-Petion o,4 ;thLs L’z,st voAunie, we coLU have cLent expvzLenee to adjuit .the numbe-’L o
page to the a.-te a.t which manu4cpA a-vlve. ThL may ‘equLe a ma-U change -n co-t.
A new ub-s c’LAbe’t4 wLU keeeu e a-U
- - ue o -the cuvten-t vo&me. Sack -L ue o ecvzlle.’c
voeur’ies wAil be avaJla.bYe to new meinben4. Any pILofçAi .etct a-t ;the end o a voIume wLU be
ued -to -Lnc’Lea-e -the 4-ze o -the -ea-t Lue o tha,t vo-ew-ne.
A we go -to ‘tes, -the SAFCH ho 103 paId-up memben kepitesentlng IS couriAIes. To
acLUte new aIend4hp and to pkoino-te coitne4pondence beveen membe, -the vwme and
addite&s e- o ouit.. chotePLed membe ae -nclitded An -thL p’LeJnAie L- ue.
Fo.’c the SAFO to be a 4ucceS, Al A ax.Lama;tLc ;that -the SAFCII mernbeiz.iIp mu,-t be -n-tc’t
neIOnOI. Oa’t nLt-a mrnbehA.p £L-t how. -tha-t we a,’te o44 -to a good ojt-t. To u)t-theJt
thL6 .pALt, we o j4e,’c “Sponoted” MebeitsIvip4. ExA.t-ng mernbens ae enc.owuzged to 4povuo’t
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new rnembe.’z (jnorn eountirle,s whe-’te $us cute di4 AcuLt to ob-toln. embe.ts tuALCIng -to be a
on1o)t, o,’t pefl4ovU )teqwL’t-Cn9 a pono, houhI 4ubmLt -thwt names -to -the ea’Lto’z. WhO wA-U
make uAtab-Ce paJilng’s. (14 you afiteady have 4orneone o pon-so)t, the.ite -L’s no need to go
-tivtough me.) Spovziio-’ted menibeits (deno-ted by ÷ on -the membeshJp -CLst) cute e.xpectcd -to
)Lepat( the’t’t pon4ofls dAJtec-tLy.
One o4 the 4&t’s-t que-stLon4 a-ked abowt -the SAFCH ‘L’s, “UJILa-t L’s a ‘smctU a-1n. 4o-’tce’?’
I usuaUu -‘tep-C.y -thaI “A smaU a-lit 4o-’tce L’s one -thaI -L’s o4 Ante-’te’s-t -to SAFCH mernbe-t-s” and
-th’s A--s p’wbaby how -the -tejun wA-U be ctUi.niateij de4Lned. I-(oweve.’t, - pite”s-sed jçu,’t-the-’t, I
‘say, “A smaIl aL’t 4once L’s de-te’tm-Lned no-t by -the nw’nbe-’c o4 a/c w’sed bwt by -the amount o4
-Ln4o.’u-iaILon avaLCab-e abowt Al -Ln ;the -n,tejtna-tionaI Lte-a-twte.” A’s a ‘we o4 -thumb, we
‘shotld no-t devote page’s An the SAFO .to -the aL’t 4o-’tce”s o4 -the USA, UK, USSR, Ge)tmantj, and
Japan. In -spte o4 oult name (and I am a.lwatj’s open -to ‘sugge-s-tA-ons 4ot a betWt one) -the”te
- not1vLng w’tong wLth -InludIng civLtLan av-a-tIo n -in owL -n-te)te-’s-t. In mo—S-t MflCII counie
-the,’te ha’s alwctys been a clo.’s e .tteLttlon,’shlp beM-&een iltcvtq, pcvzrt-m-LU_ttvtq, and e’Lv-LUan
av-La-tLon. Whlle aJJtc’ta4t can be expecled ;to taiae up a rnajo-dly o4 page’s -Ln -the SAFO, Al A-s
p.ftobabe-t(ia-t -the’te eLU be a. numbeit o4 atLce’s on un-L4o-’un’s, ban’wjt-’s, and a-L’t{Leld equlpmen-t.
How we. come to an -bnponlan-t que’s.tA.ovt: Fitom whe’te L-U ;t[te SAFO ge-t -Lt’s ma-teniaJ? I can
p’wmL-se you ;ths; -the SAFO A--s not qoAng to he -the wo-’tla o4 anif AnctLv-LduaA- olt gn-oup o4 nd-Lv-Ld
u.aLs. Etlwit you, -the membeit, con-tolbule cuttc-Ce’ on -the SAFO L’s go-i.ng -to 4aAl. As you.
-‘see, when you joAned the SAFCh’, you dId mo-’te -than -sub’sc’t-lbe -to a magaz-Lne; you aJ_so .sub
-‘scbed -to the piInclpPe .tha-t a conAylbwto’t onlen-ted maqaz-Lne can -‘succeed. In 4ac-t, -the
who-Ce thlng t&U 4aU apanl ane-’s’s a majonlty o4 membe-’t’s cute wAiling -to -spend time doAng
‘some-ti’ing 4o-’t -the SAFCH. ThL’s wovt-t be a cho-’te becau’se. -Ln cwt-iIin 4on -the SAFO you wA-Fl
‘tea-Fly be ilinq -to rjou.’t 4—’iiends a-U ove’t the wonid.
Now, I’ll maize you anaIhe’t p’com-’se. AU mattAn ‘su.bmAlted by SAFCH me.mbes wA-U appecut
-Ln -the SAFO wLth only -the 4oUowAng exceptovt’s: (a) Copynighl ma-tenial. whIch -L’s vw-t ac
compztvled by -the copynighi hoJ?c1e”t”s pe”umio’sAovt -to -‘cepnInt. (b) Ace”s con-tLthinq demon
-s-t’ta-tab-Py -Lna.ccun.a-te -Ln4o-’tmalion. Cc) A’t-tIce’s con-taihIng u.n’sapponied o-’t ernotLonol a-tac!z-s
on any pe)t’sovt, okganizalion, oh. gove-’u’inien-t, eLthe,k pa’s-t o’t p-’te’sevt-t. And. (d) any cvt-t-ccCe
-thaI wou.P..d knowAngtj endange-’t -the £14e o’t livelihood o4 any £Iv-ng pe’t-son on. h-i_-s n.eA-a-tve”s.
Fcz,Lk enough?
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The Northrop F-5A in service
Philippine Air Force
B1ue Diamonds’ Aerobatic Group
ALL COLORS PER FED STD 595 MARKINGS ARE GLOSS SLACK #17038
THE ANTI-GLARE PANEL IS FLAT BLACK #31038
AIRPLANE IS PAINTED
ALUM IN I ZED POLYURETHANE ‘BLUE DIAMONDS’ SCRIPT IS IHITE
ALL OVER #11875 AGAINST A BLUE #15044
BACKGROUND 11TH A RED #11136
OUTLINE. VARIATIONS IN SCRIPT
ARE KNOIN TO EXIST.
GLOSS INSIGNIA RED

GLOSS INSIGNIA IIUTE #17875

(INSIGNIA AREAS ONLY)
THE STANDARD RESCUE MARKINGS
ARE GLOSS YELLOM ORANGE
#13538 L GLOSS BLACK #I7

GLOSS INSIGNIA BLUE #15044

THE P11.01’S NAME BOARD IS BLACK #17038

11TH STENCIL LETTERING IN IHITE #17875

THE 2 FUSELAGE FUEL TANK

FILLERS ARE INSIGNIA RED
THE UPPER, INBOARD QUADRANT OF #11136 (10.0 DIA 1 6.0
THE TIP TANKS IS FLAT BLACK HA) AND INSIGNIA IHITE
#37038 #17875 (8.0 DIA)

11th thanks to Major Florentino THE ‘BLUE DIAMONDS’ AEROBATIC GROUP

P. Data-On and to Lt Cal Pedro INSIGNIA IS RED #11136 OUTLINE, BLUE #15044
C. Pille of the P.A.F. for FIELD, AHITE #17875 BACKGROUND AND BLACK
their very kind assistance. #17038 AIRCRAFT SILHOUETTE

THE FIN TIP 15

SEMIGLOSS GREY
it will set the standard for completeness and conciseness for some time to come. Within its
40 pages is a complete history of Philippine military aviation; the short-lived Philippine
Air Service (1920—1923), the Philippine Army Air Corps (1936—1941) , and the Philippine Air
Force (1947-). The text, in English, is very brief but still manages to convey a great deal
of information including details of the PAAC’s valient but hopeless fight against the Jap
anese in December 1941, the campaign against the Huk movementbegfnningin 1948, and the -
Sulu campaign that began in 1954. Every a/c used by the Philippine military, from the
Curtiss Jenny of 1920 to the Northrop F—5A of 1970, is illustrated by at least one photo.
A page is devoted to “General Marking Information” and there is an li—page section of
color drawings, in constant scale, of 52 a/c in Philippine service. A twelfth color page
is devoted to 19 PAF squadron insignia. This book is highly recommended to all SAFCH
members. It can be obtained from SAFCH member (#58) John Caler, John W. Caler Publications,
7506 Clybourn, Sun Valley, CA 91352.
DECAL REVIEW
The only PAF decals I have on hand are MICRO SCALE 72—104 for Asian F—5As. Markings are
included for two PAF a/c: FA—507 of the Blue Diamond Flight Demonstration Team and FA502
of the 6th TFS. The six national insignia on this sheet as well as the lettering “PHIL.
AIR FORCE” could be used on some other PAP a/c. These decals, costing $1.75, are up to the
usual high standard set by MICRO SCALE.
I hope. tha;t I have. convnce.d y’ou o the value o -the SAFCH and o -the d_tal need o-’t
yoLvL pa Lpation £n the. SAFO. Fwhe’uno’te , I hope -tha-t I have hown you. -tfta-t ani
on yoult pcvzl plte.pcute malen.l on -the SAFO to-LU no-t be wcted eo’t-t. Howeve-’t, be jo-te
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you go uh-Lng oç -to the typew’zUiJL o’L d-’uzwing boa’td, £e-t” -taliz a -Ltte about pec-c
ec;tioku o the SAFO and -the,t oiuna-t.
The majon pozon oj the SAFO w-LU be devo-ted tr t-ce-s. I-t hoped -tha-t -thee atLcle
w’LU appeal e.qurtUy -to h .-‘da and modee. Au,tho -Ln-te-’teís-ted -n hL-to-’ty cUte encouitaged
;to LncLzde dutndng and mcudaLng -&io’tma.t,ion ;thiLt Ls u,eu1. to he modele’t. In -‘Le--tvtn,
modelet hod Lnclude enough hL-s.frJMCAi no)Lma,tLon -to p-Pace thwt ubjec-t -Lvito pwpe-’t
peJz.spec;tve. I an obvo Lmbolo.nce exLt -in an cvtt,Lce, L-t wLU stLU be pubLhe.d, bu.l
Lt may’ be. de&tyed uvLtLe. the edto-’c coPiec compPimevt-tiy’ ma-teJtal.
To p-’tevert-t ‘tep’coduction o’ SAFCH matejiiaj wLthoul the awtho-’t’4 pe n’-o-on, a-U -L-u.c-
w-LU be p-’to-tected by copyt-Lgh;t. The -‘t-Lghl -to itep-’zn-t u.uU kema-Ln wLth -the awtiw-’c and ovil
-the aulho-’t can give peun-is-.on to have hL a’t-tce ‘tepaled. Men-tLon need onZtj be made
-tha-t -the a’t-tAcle L’tt appea&ed -Ln the SAFO.
Lt L- {cequentPtj 4ald tha-t he uee o eje-’tence -ead -to a pedan-t--Lc., uvntetng
a-’tl-Lcle. ThL may be. t’tae when wtLt-Lng oit mcz cLtcut’don, bwt Lt no-t a. vaLid commet
ok a’t-tcle- wn_U-ten o’t -the SAFO. How do you. £1ze the a-t-.c.e -thaI tate jaclo and g-ve
mwt1zLng. t&-thout -the ghtet J.ndicoIion ‘tom whe’te they’ come? Too much &A-i.nokma-tion
becomes acicep-ted becawe eve-’tybody w.-ng the ame (u.vt-Lden-t-L-Ied) ow’tce which Ls rt
e-vzo’t. .SAFO aulhon cute teqae-ted to ccutefçu-Uy -te çe’tence he.LFL -5ow’tce.
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I-t
- no-t expected -thaI a SAFO curl,Lce.e mws-t be -the &ct i-’td on -the ubject. In ac-t,
-the be-t ‘teason on wnJI-ing an cvtt-Lce L -to piwmote an Lntetchange o -nonrna-ton. Each
mernb e’t. 4hou,td coviLde-’t Lt hL daty’ -to uhm-L-t any’ addL&onal -LnonirtLon he may’ have. To
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Con-naed on page
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 PHILIPPINES

THAT PHILIPPINE P-26

The recent release of HASAGAWA’s 1/32 scale P—26 with decals for a Philippine Army Air Corps
a/c is a timely excuse to summarize SAFCH efforts to determine the validity of the two—tone
scheme. This color combination first came to my attention in a color drawing by Miroslav
Balous (SAFCH #61) in the Czech magazine Letectvi + Kosmonautika #7 1971. Fascinated and
intrigued by this scheme, I wrote to Alberto Anido (SAFCH #4), coauthor of the definitive
book on the Philippine Air Force, and asked for his comments. This scheme came came up
again in the Jan/Feb 1974 issue of WORLD WAR ENTHUSIAST. This drawing, based on a drawing
which appeared in the April 1968 issue of AIR CLASSICS, is reproduced here with the kind
permission of our good friend Ray Merriam. Now let’s hear what “our man in Manila” has
to say about all this:
“I really don’t know how the two—tone brown and grey P—26A scheme came about. When I
was in Orange County in 1965 I met Syd Chivers of AIR CLASSICS and told him that in all my
interviews with pilots, ground officers, and crew who had anything to do with the P-26A’s
in our air force the brown scheme never was brought up I am attaching my ‘comments’,
based on various interviews on the P—26A. It is as complete as I can determine and,apart from
the only two photos I have seen to date of the P-26A, the ‘comments’ must be taken for
what’s it’s worth.”
NOTES ON THE PHILIPPINE ARMY AIR CORPS BOEING P-26A COLOR SCHEME AND MARKINGS
Because of the short length of service of the Boeing P-26A in the Philippine Army Air
Corps, there has been a lot of confusion on the color schemes and markings this particular
aircraft type sported.
In our interviews with surviving PAACpersonne]., all are agreed that when received from
the U.S. Army Air Corps, these aircraft had Air Force blue fuselages, chrome yellow wings and
tail surfaces, U5AAC roundels with red centers on all 4 wing surfaces and USAAC rudder
stripes of red and white. In addition, the squadron designation 4MP (denoting 20th Pursuit
Squadron USAAC) in black were retained, and underneath the 4MP legend was painted the aircraft
number in the same size and style as the squadron designation.
At this point, it is relevant to discuss the existing PAAC “lozenge” (diamond markings)
at the time. Quite a number of PAAC personnel swore that it was white with red, and only
after screening numerous photos (albiet mostly Stearman PT—l7’s and model 76’s),we came to
the conclusion that the lozenge was actually white with a blue center. This showed up
conclusively on black and white photos the PT-17’s which had olive drab fuselages and fins
and international orange wings and stabilizers as the contrasting color of the lozenge was
very evident.
Bearing this fairly simple confusion on the PAAC lozenge in mind and the frantic days of
the beginning of WWII, we can only surmise from the comments made to us that:
1. The P—26A’s were in the process of being repainted to the PAAC colors (as the PT-l7’s
described above), which explains quite a number being seen in bare aliminum after the
USAAC color scheme was scraped off;
2. With WWII imminent and with the PAAC being inducted into the USAAC, overall olive drab
was applied to all P-26A’s with the aircraft numbers being painted in white on the fuselage
sides with the PAAC lozenge painted on the fin. However, this is based mainly on inter
views, as no photo has been found to verify this scheme.
Even the pilots who flew these P—26A’s to battle the Japanese cannot agree as to what the
actual color schemes and markings were. However at no time was a two tone brown scheme
with grey undersurface ever mentioned.
The only two photos we have seen show 1) the USAAC color scheme described above, while the
other is a poor long shot of P-26A’s on the field with no markings visible and appearing
to have only a single color (presumably olive drab).
We are continuing our research into the PAC’s P—26A’s and if any news and verifiable
information turns up we will send this information to you immediately.
The basis of these notes we made from interviews with: Col. J.A. Villamor (deceased)
Col. G. Juliano (retired), Capt. J. Kare (retired), Brig. Gen. J.Z. Singzon (retired),
Brig. Gen. J. Guevara (retired).
AZbe,vo A. AnAdo SAFCH #4
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 RED1IIIIIII
WHITEL I
P-26A BLACK -
LIGHT BLUE!_____
MEDIUM GRAY
PHILIPPINE AIR CORPS DARK BROWN
DECEMBER 1941 LIGHT BROWN
DARK BLUE
b R.Merriam
e.ncouAaee .tJme2y neAponie, all e.ovteponde.nc.e. conwLnLng a pa £cu1vi. a cz2e. w.i..U be. pub
IJ.hed owL L64LLe.4 a.ç.teA the. appeoiutnc.e o the. LVLtLCIe..
The,’e. £ much to be. ganed Lii e Lce.ncj L the membe Lii a gLve.n cowt’ty get togetiwit
to coo’tdina.te. SAFCH e.on.t ài .the.L’L c.ouv’ty. Fo thi. pu1Lpoe, a NaJ.Lonal. EdLton tuLU be
appoLnted o.’t each c.oun.t’ty. IThe exLAMtg Natonol EdLton alce denoted * on the mebehp
Ut.) HLs job cLU be. to p’coniote. .SAFCH menibe.’chLp, to cookdJnate SAFO cor ibu,Lon., and
when enough vce.t Ls p’ce4e.n.t, to o..64emb4e. a. compl.ete. Lue. o the. SAFO u.A..ng ma’cLa
óubtnLtJed by membe’to Lii hLi c.ountjcy. NaLIonaJ... Iue.4 have. aJiz.e.ady been picomied om
the Netheiiijtnd and com SlovcthJ.z. I youir. couwt’cy aJJce.ady hah a Na.tonoz2 EdLtok, w’tAte to
h.ni oe..’ring yowt tsLtancie. I yowr. No.tokw2 EdLton. Lis LnactLve, wt-Ue to me. oe’t-iitg
yowL astance.. I yo c.oun.t’cy doe4n’t have, a. Na;t.Lonol EdLo’c, w’cLte to me. vo1untee’&tg
the job.
Now that you ane all hua..t%c about doLng an atLce, you have .to have ome.th&tg to
w’zLte. about. Von’t £.et the. tact that you haven’t any Lno’cmatI.on botheic you. AL€- mcmbes
atLe enc.ouicae4 to u.ndetake. a. Reseg4c.h Pfl.oje.c.t. These. P’coec.t may be. o any Lze. and art
-4n otthje.ct. They U2 be adve,.’i.t.A.zed Ln the SAFO and all mejnbe LU be, ahked to aLot
8 ContLnued on. page. 12
 SWEDEN

SWEDISH EXPORT OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT 1946-74

Up to 1960 Ethiopia was Svenska Aeroplan AB’s second best customer after the Flygvapnet,
the Swedish Air Force. That country was the first to obtain Swedish aircraft after WW II,
starting in 1946 with six SAAB 91A Safir trainers. A total of 16 SAAB 9lAs, 19 SAAB 9lBs *
were delivered, the last four 9lCs during 1966. Fourty-six SAAB B 17A single-enqined bombers
were bought between 1947 and 1953.
The Ethiopian air force was reorganized and built up with Swedish military assistance
and training from 1946. Count C G Rosen, wellknown from the war in Biafra, was Commander—
in—Chief. The Flying School at Harar Meda coimnenced training on Safirs and an attack wing
was formed at Asmara with the SAAB l7s. These were later complemented with Fireflies and
finally replaced by the Northrop F-5 in 1966/67. The Safirs are still used for training
and liaison. A single DC—3 transport was also bought from a civil operator in Sweden in
1957.
During the early fifties the Flygvapnet sold surplus J 26s, or P—5lD Mustangs, to three
countries. Israel received 25 in 1952 and 1953. These aircraft saw action during the Suez
war in 1956 and were used up to some time around 1960. In 1965 one J 26 was brought back
by the Swedish Aviation Historical Society from Israel and repainted in Swedish colours.
Twenty—six were supplied to Nicaragua in 1954. Replacement for these arrived in 1966.
The Dominican Republic bought 42 in 1952 and 1953. About 30 of these were later modified 1:
in USA and some of them are still serving.
Fourty—two ex—Swedish Vampires were supplied to the same countrj ‘in 1955-56. This
delivery consisted of 25 J 28As (Vampire Fl) and 17 J 28Bs (Vampire FB 50) . Since 1955 be
tween 50 and 65 per cent of the total inventory of this air force had been made up of ex
Swedish aircraft.
The SAAB Safir found more buyers. Norway was supplied with 25 SAAB 9lB-2s in 1956-57
Finland ordered 36 SAAB 9lDs, which were delivered from 1958. To go on with Finland, her
air force received two SAAB B l7As modified for target towing, and used them 1959—61. In
April 1973 12 SAAB 35XS Draken fighter—bombers were ordered. Deliveries will begin this
year, but 6 Swedish J 35Bs were leased to Finland in 1972 for traininq purposes.
The Austrian Air Force used two SAAB l7As for target towing between 1957 and 1962.
When a combat element was planned in l95 Sweden offered to sell 25 Vampires, but Austria
could not accept this because of financial limitations. Fifteen SAAB29F Tünnan fighter-
bombers were obtained instead in 1961 when the Jagdbomberstaffel I was created. These were
supplemented with a further 15 twoyears later. After eva1uatior;24 SAAB 9lD Safirs were
bought in 1964. The SAAB 29s were replaced by 40 SAAB 105 OE attack and training
aircraft 1970—72.
The Safir was exported to one more country. The Tunisian Air Force was created in
1960. Sweden supplied aircraft, personnel and training, and delivery of 15 SAAB 9lDs was
done in 1960-61. In 1973 these aircraft made up one third of the total inventory.
Nineteen NFL-lOB ±1itrainer or ‘Minicon’ light planes were flown by Count von Rosen,
among others, against Nigeria in the Biafran War in 1969. Built by Malmo Flygindustri, or
possibly by the Bblkow company in Germany on licence, these aircraft were modified in France
and Gabon to take rockets under the wings. They succeeded in destroying many Nigerian
targets, among other things several of the NAF’s aircraft.
In order to find a replacement for it’s F-100 Super Sabres,the Northrop F-5, the Mirage
and the SAAB 35XD Draken were evaluated by Denmark. The Draken was chosen and 23 were ordered.
in 1968. After an order for a further 23, deliveries began in 1970. The total of 46
consists of 20 F-35 fighter-bombers, 20 RF-35 fighter-bornber—reece planes, and 6 TF-35
trainers. Danish personneiwere trained in Sweden from 1969. Five more of the TF—35 model
were ordered in November 1973. Denmark might also order 32 SAAB—Scania MFI-17s for training
and artillery observation.
The SAAB—Scania company also received an order for 20(?) MFI-l5s in 1972. In April
1973 the first two were delivered to Sierra Leone, where the same company has founded a
flying school. SAAB-Scania, which represents Hughes Helicopters in Scandinavia, also deliv
ered two Hughes 300 helicopters. The MFI-17 model is also evaluated by Norway for the
forward air control role.
All together some 470 aircraft have been exported, new or second hand, of which 70
per cent have been built in Sweden, mostly by SAAB.
*and 14 9lCs
Lenncut Andvon SAFCH #68
 CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKING OF AIRCRAFT EXPORTED BY SWEDEN

Painting Serials and markings

Denmark
SAAB 35XD Dark green A-0O1, etc. in white on both sides of fin.
over all
Norway
SAAB 9lD Orange(?) or Examples are: AB+U (big black letters), AD+U with
yellow * 8323 n the fin, and AZ+U (7345).
Finland
SAAB 91D Bare metal SF-i, etc. in black aft of the roundel. Large 1, 2, 3,
etc. on fin. Colored trimming, wing tips, and top of fin.
SAAB 35BS Dark Green DK—201, etc. in white on fuselage between fin and wings.
Austria
SAAB 9lD Yellow * Examples are: JF+SU and JF+SM. Red nose, wing tips, top
of fin, tailplane tips, and trimming.
SAAB 29F Bare metal Fin letters A, B, C, etc. (white?) on a/c marked ‘1’ aft
of the roundel and A, B, etc. (black?) for a/c marked ‘2’.
Dominica
P-51D Bare metal * 1901, etc. Large black serials on fuselage and wings.
One had FAD 1911 on the fin only(later style of marking?)
Squadron marking forward of cockpit.
Vampire FBI Bare metal FAD 2711 on fin. Yellow wing tips, tailpiane fins, bands
on tailbooms, top of fuselage and nose(?).
Dk green/ No marking on fuselage.
it blue grey

Ethiopia
SAAB 91 Bare metal * 101, etc. Black serials on fin.
SAAB 17 Bare metal 301, etc.
DC—3 ? 703
Tunisia
SAAB 91D Medium grey Y 31001, etc. plus large 1, 2, 3, etc. (black) on fin.
all over *
Biafra
MFI—9B Glossy dk green Some have the Biafran flag painted on C?).
and it grey with
it grey under
Israel
P—51D sand/dk green EX: large with no. 54 on fuselage sides.
it blue under

*
Black anti-glare panel on nose. Le.nnwtt Ande,’u4on SAFCH #68

Financial Statement: We will print 100 more copies than there are su.bscribers to provide
back issues. I can print 200 copies for $4.75 a page. Taking into account l0 for mailing
and 7 for an envelope,means that with 100 subscribers we can have a 12 page issue and balance
the books. To do everything we hope to do, it will be necessary to increase the number of
pages per issue. If we double our membership, we can have a 20 page issue. If we raise
the price to $1 we can have a 16 page issue (with 100 members). The best solution is for
someone (in any country) to have the printing done less expensively. Any offers?

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 CANADA

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES - AIRCRAFT TYPES AND DESIGNATIONS

Communications Types

CC1O9 Canadair Cosmopolitan Canadair CL-66

CC115 DeHavilland Canada Buffalo DHC-5
CC117 Dassault Falcan Dassault Falcan 20
CC129 Dbuias Dakota Douglas C47
CC13O Lockheed Hercules Lockheed C130E
CC137 Boeing 707 Boeing 707
CC138 DeHavilland Canada Twin Otter DHC-6

Search And Rescue Types

CSRl23 DeHavilland Canada Otter DHC-3

Patrol Types
CP1O7 Canadair Argus Canadair CL-28
CP121 DeHavil].and Canada Tracker Grumman S-2A

Training Types

CTll4 Canadair Tutor Canadair CL-41

CT133 Canadair Silver Star Lockheed T33
CT134 Beechcraft Musketeer Beechcraft 23

Fighter Types
CF100 Av.ro Canada Cariuck Avro CF100 MK5
CF1O1 McDonnel Voodoo McDonnel F1O1B
CF1O4 Canadair Starfighter Lockheed F1O4D-G
CF116 Canadair CF5A-D Northrop F5A-B

Helicopter Types
CH113 Boeing—Vertol Labrador Boeing—Vertol 107—11
CH113A Boeing—Vertol Voyageur Boeing-Vertol 107—11
CH118 Bell CtJH-IH Iroquis Bell 204B
CH124 Sikorsky: CHSS-2 Seakirig Sikorsky SH3A
CH135 Bell CUH-IN “Twin Huey” Bell 212
CH136 Bell Kiowa Bell 206A

Experimental Types
CX84 Canadair Canadair CL-84
F. T. GwthLe SAFCH #29

POLISH DECALS

Just received from Poland, is a large sheet of decals for use on models of Polish aircraft
from all periods: pre-WWII, Sept. Campaign, PAF in Great Britain, and post-WWII. This
24.5 cm by 33 cm sheet contains 188 national insignia of all sizes, 56 squadron emblems,
and 90 individual markings. While designed for use in 1/72 scale, most of the national
insignia can be used on models of other scales. These decals are of the pressure—sensitive
type and the quality of reproduction is excellent. The instructions (in English) include
application procedures, identification of each decal, and a list of references. Available
only through the SAFCH these decals can be obtained by sending $US 4.00 to James V. Sanders,
27965 Berwick Dr., Carmel, CA 93921
K. ChooeiuL SAFCH #96

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DJjtec.ton. tU be expected -to pn.epcire an a-’rt-Lcle. To en.suAe thee Step4, no Re.eaJtc.h Pn.oject
LU be announc.ed wLthou.t the nec.ea.n.y 4wnmoJty on. an LVL-t.Lcle.
Let me now .Ut eve&te. Ltem<s whLc.h I hope t2 become n.egua.’ ea.tWLeo -i.n the SAFO:
(a) Ml o u. have qu. torz.-s -that have been bothenJ.ng ws son. yea-ito. (Fon. exctmpte, IPMS-CA?4AVA’
Uncle Fn.eddy tznt Lnon.maLLon on -the 8u.f.ga-’t.-Lan V-5O.) So, we.’U n.un -the ws(.wl qu.eA-tJ..on
and an-owen. ec..tJ...on, but tth a. cUUe,’Lenc.e. AIway £nc.Zu.de wh.a-t you. alJceady know about the
pn.obeejn. (Ha-o Uncle Fn.eddy oee.n -the pho-to4 o -the l3uI..ga’tLan V-520 -1n AIR PICTORiAL?) Iii the
amount you. a2’teady know Lo -too mu.c.h to w’tLte down, -then youit qu.eotJ.on -Lo not pn.ec_Loe enou.gh
on. you. houid be twtLt-Lng an cvzt.cle. The an-swe wLU come n.om -the membe’to and wAil be
pn.-Lrited oWT. Lue.o a-tvt. the. que..o.ti.on appeaM.
(b) The wsu.al n.equ.e4ts son. and oeus o pen polo, ou -o-pnLrit booki., hcvtd-to-ge-t IzLt-o, etc..
wLU appecit. -Ln -the SAFO at no c.hoitge -to -the menibvus.
(c) Many memben.4 have Lte.mo whA..ch cite u.nutabh on. the SAFO on.nutt. An exanipe A.o the
SAFCH PoLLoh decol adve.nt.Lzed -Ln th..Lo .Lou.e. Pvthaps you have ometh.LvLg you. would £-Lke
to 4hcVLe. (on. maybe the p.n.o4 pact o hoit.Lng w.LU get you. ta.’tted on. onie -.ong p.Lanned pn.o feet).
The SAFCH tLU pn.omo.te any pn.ojecto o th.Lo k-Lnd.
(d) PLVLt o -the SAFO uLU be. devoted -to n.eu-Lewo o book.o, maga.z-Lne..o, model kLt.o, and decao
whi.x.h n.eYate -to the SAFCH. WhAle Nc.tonol Ed-L.ton..o a.-’te n.eopone.Lb1.e ofl. n.eveung Lteni that
appe.aii. n theAjt cou.nt’ty, tlvLo 4hou.1d not pn.even-t otheit membe.-’to n.om n.evewA.ng thA.n94 wh)..ch
£n-te.’teot them. MuLt.-LpLe .‘tevLewo o the ame ubjec.t cUte not dup.UcLttA.ont. Fon. exam p-Pe,
coz.sLdeit a book Lwttte.n .-Ln FA.nn-Loh; how u,o eciL At would be to have tvo n.ev-/..ew4, one w’z.Ltten by
a F.Lnn-Loh pealthLg membe,’t and one. by omeon.e who doe.on’t u.nden..otand a. won.d o FnnLoh.
Ce) Few o u.o can ao.’td to -Ou.b4cn.be to a-U the magaz-1ne4 hav.Lng .Lno-tmaton o SAFCH
-nten.e4t. To keep u a-U A.non.med about what Lo belvtg pubiLohed citou.rtd the wonld, the
SAFO tU -‘tegutwtly pu.b.U..oh abtizaolO o atJ.cleo o SAFCH £vtte-’teo-t. To accomp1-Loh th_Lo
we need yoWt help. I you. n.e.gu)jvtly n.ecelve an avA.ctt.Lon niagaz-Lne, £.et me know. No need to
4e.nd abtitacto at th..Lo .tãne.. I’ll pA.ck one peson 5o-c each magaz-i.ne and theAit nameo wAil
appecit n the next -Loue. Then I ‘U expect abtn.act on a n.egwea-’t ba-o.Lo.
We..U., we cite atmot -to the end o th.Lo edj.LLo-’wl. I bet you dA.dn’t know what you weA-e.
gettLng £n..to when you. 4u.bcJtLbed to the SAFO. It ha.-o been -oaA.d many t-me. beon.e. but neveit
ho....o At been mo-n.e. t.-’tu.e; “The. 4u.cce.6.O o th.-L-o pu.bL.cat.Lon depend.o on what you put -Lnto At.”
W-Lthout you’r. c.ontbuLLon, the SAFO LU cecue to ex-Lot.
To o4teJi. th.-to 4pAnLt o contn.A.bu.t.ng, each membvt Lo allowed aA.mot comp.ete n.eedom -Ln
n.epn.eoent.Lng -the SAFO. Then.a an.e o’i1g a ew n.t,’zLcLon-s: (1) It -Lo SAFCH poLLcy not to
en-teit -Lnto any exchange agn.eeme.vi-to wtji othen. pubALcaJLon4. Ow. -Lvteguecvt pu.bL-Lca-tIon
4C.hedule and OWL oma-U cL’tcutct-Lon pn.eclLLde4 any oitn.angernen-t that would be aLit. to -the othe’r.
pubLLohvt. (2) No SAFCH memben. hould accept, -n the name o the. SAFCH, any n.e.e maten-Lcl
son. n.evLew A.n the SAFO. And) (3) the SAFCH -Lo a nonpn.o<Lt o’tgan.-LzoJion. VoWt 4ub4c-’rJptJ..on
money w-LU go only to pn.-LnLLng and maLUng the. SAFO. Owt -LnancLol $ta.ternen-te w-LU neve”
con.taA.yi. a MISC co.eumn. Ou.n. edLton..o cite expected to abon.b aU expenhe.o o coniteopondence
40 p.P.ea.se be kInd and A.nclude n.ettvtn potc.ge. when a.pplLcab.P.e.
WANTS: Sam Harmon (SAFCH 93) is looking for a copy of CONSTRUCTII AERONAUTICE P.CMANESTI
1905-1970. Looks like a good opportunity for someone in Eastern Europe to pick up a sponsor.
Write directly to Sam Harmon, 1012 Rawlinson Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29730.
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 SPAIN

SAFCH RESEARCH PROJECT #4

Our Mexican member, Ismael Garcia Llaca (SAFCH #53) , has embarked on the long
and arduous
task of cataloging all the a/c that were used by the Spanish Air Force. The first part
of this Project follows. Anyone who can add to this information or who would like to
help
with this work should contact Ismael at Monte Alban 600,
Ccl. Vertjz Narvarte, Mexico 13, D.F
NOTES ON T UGLAS DC-i AND DC-2 IN SPANISH SERVICE
In 1934, the Spanish airline L.A.P.E. (Lineas Aereas Postale
s Espanolas) bought 4
Douglas DC—2, to serve in the Madrid—Paris route, and were
baptized “Orion”, “Sagitario”,
“Hercules” and”Granada”. They were finished in natural metal overall, with registr
ation
letters in black on the wings, the legend L.A.P.E.on the nose,
and “lineas aereas postales
espanoles” over the windows, and the registration repeated
of the rear fuselage, between
the door and the stabilizers, all in black, and the
Spanish flag on the rudder (Red—upper,
yellow—middle, and purple-bottom) with the first two letters
of the registration repeated
in black on the yellow stripe, thus:
At the outburst of the Civil War, ‘Sagitario”, “Hercules”
and “Granada” remained in loyal—
ist hands, being employed as
bombers up to the end of Sept-
ember 1936, when they were
returned to the civil transport RED role; as bombers they were
encompassed in bomber group 72, yLJ alongside Vultee, Potez and
DH-82. The Republican ace Andres PUPGarcia Lacalle, in his bnok
“Mitos y Verdades” (Myths and
Truths), recently published
in Mexico, says ir afootnote in
P. 83 “L.A.P.E.’s DC—2s were
the most valuable planes we had (in the first days of the
war) not only because of its
speed who put them out of reach of the extant fighters, but also because
of its great range
who permitted to reach anyplace in Spain and, the great
bomb load they could carry.
Normally they had, placed on the passenger seats 70 or 80 eleven
kilos bombs; to throw
away these bombs, they had a sort of a makeshift ramp
in one of the plane’s doors, and,
grasping them with a hook, waited for the observer’s order to let go,
and immediately they
threw tbe stream df sm1ier bombs.
Apart from countless passenger flights abroad and inside Spain, carrying material,
also bombed the front lines and the enemy’s rearguard. Among their itost distinguished ser
vices, this extraordinary planes and pilots bombed Campamento, the Loyola
barracks in San
Sebastian, and the Pelayo barracks in Oviedo.
As transports, they had the call letters TD (Transporte Douglas), they were
finished
in olive drab uppers, light blue unders, the insignia was a red stripe
in wings and fuselage,
n1ts the Republican flag n the rudder. Later in the war a new DC—2 was bought, and it re—
cèjved the licence EC-AGN.
The only DC-i ever, after being sold by ‘IWA to Howard Hughes, was sold
by this to a
British subject, a certain Lord Forbes, who in turn sold it to
France and thence, it went
to Republican Spain in September 1938, being registed as EC-AGJ
in L.A.P.E., and after the
war, it served as EC-AAE, and was finally written off in Malaga in a crash
landing in 1940.
The “Orion” was in Seville at the beginning of the war, and when it was about
to take
off, to bomb the rebel troops in Morocco, was damaged with rifle fire by
Captain Vara de
Rey, falling thus in the hands of the rebels who took Seville it was baptize
; d with the
name of its captor,and was employed by the Nationalist air arm in countless
war services as
a transport, a “pathfinder” for the German JU—52 and Italian SM—8l formations
who made the
first bombings on Madrid, and to drop supplies by parachute to besieged garriso
ns; it was
flown mainly by the Spainish ace Captain Haya, it was painted in what looks (judging
from
a photogph) as a camouflage similar to the three tone “metropolita
n” camouflage used in
SM—79s, insignia: white wing tips with a white St. Andrew’s cross on a black disk,
both uppers
and unders, and apparently two black vertical stripes outside the engine naceile
s, unders
only, a black disk, on fuselage sides, preceded by a black 42, and a black St. Andrew’s
cross
on a white rudder, the name “Captain Vara de Rey” in black under the cabin windows. All five
DC—2s survived the war, and remained as airliners up to 1946.

Bibliography: Salas Larrazabal “Laguerra de Espanadesde el aire”;

Salvador Rello “La aviacion en la guerrade Espana” Vol. 2

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