• Over 190 Countries
• Over 500 artworks and 200 photographs
• New photographic evidence
• Fully revised and updated edition of a bestseller
Available Late May 2014
Description
Once the flying machine was a practical proposition, its military use
became evident and governments needed to develop a way of marking their
property. Flying a flag was an obvious but ineffective and dangerous
solution so painting the representation of the flag was the natural
alternative.
The first known markings to identify nationality were used in the 1910
Bombing Competition in Vienna where each competing machine carried its
national colours. Formalised in 1912, precise shapes and colours of
military markings were initially introduced by France closely followed
by Romania.
Organised by country, Military Insignia of the World brings together
global markings from such countries as Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Chad and
Iran through to Kenya, Kuwait the Ukraine and . Over 500 insignia
combine with contemporary photographs and a brief history of the
military air activity of that country to provide a wealth of information
for the aviation historian and modeller alike.
Product description
ISBN: 9780955426872
Binding: Paperback
Dimentions: 268mm x 198mm
Pages: 104
Photos/Illus: Over 250 illustrations and photographs
