Platycqb Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hello, As far as I could gather, during their deployment in Syria (at least during the early stage), Russian planes (Su-24, Su-25, Su-30,...) had their red stars and VVS ROSSII markings painted over. Yet, there are some pictures showing the markings repainted over the paint patches. Is there a timeframe that would match the changes? Or did the Russians simply repaint the markings before the planes flew back to Russia? In which case, a corollary question would be: are all current russian planes deployed in Syria devoid of red stars and VVS markings? Thanks, Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 When the planes arrived in Syria, the identifying markings - VVS code, russian stars, RF codes - were all painted over hastily painted over. Whether this was done to hide the fact from media that they were Russian planes or done to protect the crew's identities, I'm am not sure about. Later after the operation became more public and Russian media was allowed to report on the operations at the base, they were painted back. Some of the aircraft even carried pretty extensive mission boards closer to the end of the deployment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Here are some returning home, most have their markings but some don't: http://eng.mil.ru/en/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=28437@cmsPhotoGallery http://eng.mil.ru/en/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=28423@cmsPhotoGallery While still in action, date 21/01/2016: http://eng.mil.ru/en/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=27368@cmsPhotoGallery Date 22/12/2015: http://eng.mil.ru/en/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=26856@cmsPhotoGallery Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Platycqb Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Thanks to both of you. The pictures gallery are definitely helpful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Nice Fullback photos. I'm looking forward to the TwoBobs release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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