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Sudanese Air Force

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Image by Paige Herring, 30 May 1998

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Air force flag

According to Moussault's lexicon van vlaggen en wapens by Christian Fogd Pederson (1980) [ped80] there are several air force flags containing roundels. All have the same pattern - having a light blue field with the national flag in the canton and the air force roundel in the fly.  These flags are based on the British Royal Air Force ensign.
Mark Sensen, 22 June 1997

According to The Complete Guide to Flags by William Crampton (1989) [cra89],  "Like many nations, the Sudanese Air Force Ensign seems to have been inspired by the British Royal Air Force Ensign. It follows the 'traditional' form of a light blue field with the national flag in the canton and the air force roundel in the fly."
Paige Herring, 30 May 1998


Aircraft Markings

  Image by Željko Heimer, 24 Jan 2003

According Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives (National flags and distinctive markings) 2000 edition [pay00] the Sudanese aircraft marking since 1969  is red-white-black roundel with a green segment.
Željko Heimer, 24 Jan 2003

Image by Željko Heimer, 24 Jan 2003

The Aircraft Encyclopaedia by Roy Braybrook (1985) [byb85] gives a red-white-green-black roundel. No such roundel is found in any other source. 

According to Military Aircraft Insignia (1998) [c2e98], the 1956 - 1969 aircraft marking was blue-yellow-green roundel. Square national tricolour of the period was used as the fin flash
Dov Gutterman, 06 July 2004
 


Fin flash (1956-1969)

Image by Dov Gutterman, 10 Feb 2000

The former national flag as 1:1 version was used as fin flash between 1956-1969.  Since 1969 the current national flag is used as fin flash.
Dov Gutterman, 10 Feb 2000