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Russian and Soviet aircraft symbols :

 roundels applied to the fuselage, wings, vertical and horizontal stabs
The standard Russian roundels applied to the fuselage, wings, vertical and horizontal stabs 		 Duks symbol
The Russian roundel of the Dux factory 		 ww1 cocarde
The Russian roundel of the Lebed factory 		 wwI emblem
The Russian roundel of the French-built airplanes


It positioned at the front of the plane nose
The Russian Empire Emblem. It positioned at the front of the plane nose. (Click to enlarge) 		the same colors as other Entente countries had

The tail colors of the French-built airplanes - simple the Russian flag rotated at 90 degr.; the same colors as other Entente countries had


The Tail Images
teschio Czaszka i piszczele 4th corps air squadron of 1BAG
the staff of 1st combat air group (1BAG), consisting of 19KAO, 2KAO, 4KAO 19th corps air squadron (19KAO) of 1BAG 4th corps air squadron (4KAO) of 1BAG 2nd corps air squadron (2KAO) of 1BAG 15th fighter air squadron (15AOI) of 4BAG the separate 7th fighter air squadron (7AOI)


which consisted of the 1st world 4-engined heavy bombers Ilya Murometz and the support planes
Fuselage insignia of Air Ships Squadron, which consisted of the 1st world 4-engined heavy bombers Ilya Murometz and the support planes. 		St. Andrew naval cross
Mark of the naval planes: combat Russian fleet flag - St. Andrew cross.


After the the bolshevik revolution, sometimes the old imperial roundels were repaint in red
After the the bolshevik revolution, sometimes the old imperial roundels were repaint in red.

Red army symbols of 1917
Red army symbols of 1917.


White armies symbols (along with old imperial roundels and together with tri-colored tail) of the Don (cossaks) and Volga armies.


White stripes at the tails (together with tsarist roundels at the wings) of the South army
White stripes at the tails (together with tsarist roundels at the wings) of the South army.

Red navy symbol Early Red navy symbols (together with red stars)
Early Red navy symbols (together with red stars).


Early insignias of former Russian Empire parts:
Georgia
PolandEarly insignias of former Russian Empire parts
Finland
Latvia ,
Lithuania ,
Estonia ,
Ukraine ,


Great Patriotic war russian star
Red stars after March-April 1918;


black outline was forbidden at Pacific theater;

russian starlets
During Great Patriotic War the victories were marked as corresponding number of small stars at the fuselage (more rare at the tail). The shared victories usually were of another color.


Repainted American sign (white star in blue circle) at Lend-Leased aircrafts;

USSR insignias were applied to the fuselage sides (and/or vertical stabilizer) and the lower wing surfaces
in 1943 red star outlined by thick white line and then by thin red line became the standard aerial symbol of USSR. The insignias were applied to the fuselage sides (and/or vertical stabilizer), and the lower wing surfaces.


Guards' unit symbol. It applied to elite units appeared in Great Patriotic War (1941-45).
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If you have any info or pics on Russian paint schemes or marking - please send me it.

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