1-600 Argentina Air Force Decals
These 1-600 Argentina Air Force Decals provide Argentina Air Force markings for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures. Use them to reproduce the corresponding national, service, or recognition markings on aircraft appropriate to the design and period.
Decal Information
This sheet provides Argentina Air Force markings for 1-600 scale aircraft.
ALPS printers do not do pastel colors well. The roundels are a bit brighter blue - cyan.
Size & Number of Roundels
Large 2mm = 247
Medium 1.5mm = 242
Small 1.25 = 250
Total: 739
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
Nation / Region: Argentina Service: Argentine military aviation Period: Varies by aircraft and marking Marking: Argentina Air Force Scale: 1-600
Historical Information
Argentina’s military aviation tradition dates to August 10, 1912, when the government established the Escuela de Aviación Militar, the country’s first official military flying school. Aviation remained part of the Argentine Army for more than three decades before the Fuerza Aérea Argentina became an independent armed service on January 4, 1945.
The newly independent Air Force rapidly modernized after World War II. Argentina acquired Gloster Meteor jet fighters, becoming one of the first Latin American nations to operate jet combat aircraft, while also developing an ambitious domestic aircraft industry. Argentine projects eventually included the Pulqui I and Pulqui II jet fighters, followed by aircraft such as the IA-58 Pucará and IA-63 Pampa.
The blue-white-blue roundel has appeared on generations of Argentine military aircraft, including the Gloster Meteor, F-86 Sabre, A-4 Skyhawk, Mirage IIIEA, IAI Dagger/Finger, English Electric Canberra, IA-58 Pucará, C-130 Hercules, and numerous trainers, transports, and helicopters.
Argentine aircraft gained particular prominence during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War, when FAA A-4 Skyhawks, Mirage IIIEAs, Daggers, Canberras, Pucarás, and C-130s conducted combat and support missions over the South Atlantic. The national roundel remained an important identifying feature, although operational markings and visibility could vary by aircraft and mission.
