Military Flags (Syria)

Last modified: 2007-08-18 by eugene ipavec
Keywords: syria | roundel | air force | stars: 2 (green) | eagle (golden) |
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• Air Force Flag
• Former Air Force Flag, pre-1963
• Unknown Military Flag

See also:

• Syrian Aircraft Markings
• Syria

Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Suriya

image by Eugene Ipavec, 07 Jun 2007

The current and former flags of the Syrian Air Force are on display at the Military Museum of Damascus: ACIG article; photo

Eugene Ipavec, 07 Jun 2007

Since the older flag shows a lighter/greyer shade and the new one a brighter shade, could it be that both flags have the same color and the old one is just faded by the Sun?

António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Jun 2007

Certainly a possibility. The reason I used different shades is that the roundel on the paler flag seems not to have faded very much – and these look like indoor flags, too, which would have limited their sun exposure.

Eugene Ipavec, 11 Jun 2007

image by Eugene Ipavec, 07 Jun 2007

This photo shows a Syrian military colour (or ceremonial flag) during a parade in the Syrian army academy (photo taken presumably in the 1970's). The flag is a horizontal triband (light-dark-light) with a device in the center and fringe around.

Marcus Schmöger, 01 May 1997