Serials and Markings
Myanmar national insignia (white triangle with yellow field in the center and borders in blue) is usually applied on six positions. The serialling system of Myanmar Air Force aircraft is suggested to serve as both – unit and individual aircraft identity, this could not be confirmed so far, however. Most of the older airplanes carried the serials with the prefix “UB” and the numbers in Burmese. Sometimes the serials were outlined in white. Combat aircraft generally carry serials in black.
| Type | Serials & Markings |
|---|---|
| Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III | dark green overall, large black serial on the boom: UB6101 (unit unknown) |
| Bell 206 JetRanger | camouflage colours unknown, serials reported to be 6201 through 6218 (unit unknown). |
| Fokker F-27 Friendship | white overall, double black cheat line along the fuselage, black serial on the forward part of the fin: 5001 (unit unknown). |
| Pilatus PC-6A/B Turbo Porter | dark earth on light earth over, sky under, white serial on the rear fuselage: 50+04 (unit unknown). |
| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | dark grey or dark olive green overall, black anti-glare panels in front of the cockpit, ruder checkered in black and yellow, serials in white, split by the national marking: 23+01 through 23+16 (two of original Swiss civil codes are also known: HB-HQA and HB-HQB), (Flying School). |
| Pilatus PC-9 | same as Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer ; serials unknown (unit unknown). |
| Soko G-4 Super Galeb | dark olive drab over, sky under; white serial on the nose: 371, 376 (Fighter Training School/COIN Squadron). |
| Chengdu J-7 Airguard (F-7IIK) | dark grey and dark green over, light blue underneath, national markings on the top of the fin and on rear fuselage (over the trailing edge); serial in White split by the national marking: 16+22. |
| A-5 | dark green/dark earth/sand over, sky under; black serial on the fin: 1503 (unit unknown, but could be the 1st Wing). |
| PZL W-3 Sokół Falcon | black or dark green overall, national marking on the fin, no serials visible. |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | "Russian" light blue overall, with "azur" blue and light Blue fields on upper surfaces; national markings on the fin and behind the cockpit; serial in Arabic characters applied in black on the fin, and repeated in Burmese characters of each side of the cockard: 27+09/2709. |
| Hongdu K-8 Karakorum | white over, red under; wings in white with red wingtips, rudder checkered in yellow and black, black serials on the fin, repeated large around the national marking on the rear fuselage: 39+07 (Flying School). |
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