1-600 Iraqi Roundels Decals

These 1-600 Iraqi Roundels Decals provide Iraqi Roundels 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 Iraqi Roundels markings for 1-600 scale aircraft.

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: Iraq Service: Iraqi Air Force Period: Varies by aircraft and marking Marking: Iraqi Roundels Scale: 1-600

Historical Information

The Iraqi air arm was established in 1931 as the Royal Iraqi Air Force. Its traditional insignia developed around a distinctive triangular design that remained closely associated with Iraqi military aviation for much of the twentieth century.

The classic marking incorporates a green triangle with a stylized red Arabic letter "jim" and white detail. The Arabic character refers to jaysh, meaning army, and became a highly recognizable symbol on Iraqi military aircraft.

The marking appeared on aircraft during the monarchy and continued in modified forms after Iraq became a republic in 1958. Over the following decades it was carried by numerous Soviet, French, British, and other aircraft.

Iraqi combat aircraft included the Hawker Hunter, MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25, Su-20, Su-22, Su-24, and Mirage F1EQ, among many other types. These aircraft participated in conflicts including the Iran-Iraq War and the 1991 Gulf War.

After 2003, the reorganized Iraqi Air Force initially adopted different national markings. Beginning in 2019, the traditional triangular Iraqi insignia again appeared on some modern Iraqi aircraft, including transport and reconnaissance types.