Military Aircraft Insignia of the World  -  Cochrane, John & Stuart Elliott

KORTE INHOUD

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 colors. Formalized in 1912, precise shapes and colors of military mar...
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2014 Uitgever: Manchester, Crecy/Flight Recorder Publications 142 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0955426871 ISBN-13: 9780955426872