1-300 Thailand WWII Decals
These 1-300 Thailand WWII decals reproduce the aircraft identification markings represented by this sheet for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures. They are intended for historically appropriate aircraft, units, and periods associated with the marking.
Decal Information
The sheet includes Thailand WWII markings suitable for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Key Historical Details
Region / Nation: Asia & Australia Service: Military Aviation Time Period: World War II Primary Marking: Aircraft Identification Markings Scale: 1-300 Application: Historically appropriate aircraft and aviation subjects
Historical Information
This decal set represents the distinctive national aircraft markings used by the Royal Thai Air Force during World War II. During the 1941-1945 period the RTAF used a running white elephant motif derived from an older Siamese national symbol, replacing the earlier concentric roundel for many wartime aircraft.
Thailand's aircraft markings changed during the early 1940s as the country attempted to avoid confusion with the national insignia of other combatants operating in Southeast Asia. After December 1941, the elephant marking became closely associated with Royal Thai Air Force aircraft during the wartime alliance with Japan.
The insignia appeared on a varied fleet that included prewar American fighters, Japanese-supplied aircraft and locally operated reconnaissance and training types. Marking application was not perfectly uniform, making period photographs particularly useful.
Representative Aircraft: Curtiss Hawk III, Curtiss Hawk 75N, Ki-27, Ki-43, Ki-30 and other wartime Royal Thai Air Force aircraft.
The running-elephant marking is specifically associated with the wartime RTAF period. Earlier and post-1945 Thai aircraft generally used different national insignia, so reference the aircraft and date before application.
