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# United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defense

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- United Arab Emirates Air force roundel & fin flash 1976-
- United Arab Emirates Air force low visibility roundel
- Abu Dhabi Air force roundel & fin flash 1972-1976
- Dubai Air force roundel & fin flash 1974-1976

See also:

- United Arab Emirates

## United Arab Emirates Air force roundel & fin flash 1976-

images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 November 2024

Green-white-black roundel with red sector over the outer two disks. The sector is apparently not with center in the center of the roundel, but in the lowermost point of the black disk, covering approximately 30 degrees towards top. Source: Album des Pavillons 2000. A note explains that the Union flag is painted on the fin. According to Cochrane and Elliot 1998 this marking is used since 1976, before that Abu Dhabi used another roundel 1968-1976 (red-white-sand colour with green inscription) and Dubai used two: 1971-1974 (coat-of-arms-like emblem) and 1974-1976 (same emblem on white disk bordered red).
Željko Heimer, 31 July 2001

The Abu Dhabi Army Air Wing of the Abu Dhabi Defense Forces was formed in 1968, became Abu Dhabi AF in 1976 and united into UAE AF in 1976. Air Wing of the Union Dubai Defense Force Wing was formed in 1971 and united into UAE AF in 1976. Both used national flag as fin flash. ADAF marking can be seen at http://www.hunty.com.au/Reborn/images/abudhabihuntpic1.jpg. The regular marking can be seen in use at http://www.airliners.net/open.file/382627/L/. UAE AF adopted an all-black low visibility roundel as seen at http://www.airliners.net/open.file/058435/L/. Naval air arm planes use an anchor on a white disc - see http://www.airliners.net/open.file/565657/L/. VIP planes use the national flag on tail with the white stripe charged with the coat of arms - see http://www.airliners.net/open.file/203126/L/. See also http://www.scramble.nl/ae.htm.
Dov Gutterman, 27 June 2004

## United Arab Emirates Air force low visibility roundel

images by Zoltan Horvath, 12 November 2024
Source: https://www.airliners.net/photo

## Abu Dhabi Air force roundel & fin flash 1972-1976

images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 November 2024

## Dubai Air force roundel & fin flash 1974-1976

images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 November 2024