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I have a trumpeter Mig-29 that comes with some interesting markings.

 

On the tail is a post-soviet Russian flag, and below it a blue flag with yellow sun rays.

 

Can anybody tell me more about these markings? Time period? Significance? Etc.!

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Is this what you are are referring to?

800px-Flag_of_the_Air_Force_of_the_Russi

 

It is indeed the Russian Air Force flag. The Soviet Air Force flag looked a little different:

800px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Air_Force.svg.p

 

Not Ukrainian, unless the previous poster was referring to another flag.

 

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The blue and yellow sunburst with the coat of arms in the middle is the Ukranian

Air Force flag. I think it was adopted in 2002 but not sure if it is official yet. Most

Ukranian jets just have the coat of arms and yellow and blue roundels.---John

33995547402_5d2313e3aa_o.pngUkranian Air Force Flag by jvandeu53, on Flickr

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I think the most up-to-date version of the flag of the Ukrainian Air Force is this one:

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They did start with one that was very similar to the Soviet Air Force one, and then appeared to change it over time moving away from the sunburst motive.

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5 hours ago, gb_madcat_sl said:

I think he's referring to this one.

 

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Mark

That is the model in question

 

7 hours ago, Mfezi said:

Is this what you are are referring to?

800px-Flag_of_the_Air_Force_of_the_Russi

 

It is indeed the Russian Air Force flag. The Soviet Air Force flag looked a little different:

800px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Air_Force.svg.p

 

Not Ukrainian, unless the previous poster was referring to another flag.

 

That's the one! Looks like Trumpeter's version of wings and propeller is a bit different, but the sunburst is certainly that one. 

 

 

Thanks for the help, guys. 

 

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