Strana 46
Police Air Patrol, Brno/Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, 1949
S-199.210, Aviation Regiment 5, Plzeň-Bory, Czechoslovakia, 1950
The Police Air Patrol of the Security Air Force
(until mid-December 1947 the National Security
Air Force) used this aircraft at Brno and
Olomouc airports. At the time of its service
with the Police Air Patrol, it bore the standard
livery of this air force, i.e., light grey paint on
the upper surfaces and dark grey on the lower
surfaces, complemented by scarlet paint on the
nose and leading edge of the wing. Also, the
horizontal tail surfaces were the same color.
The reconstruction of the color scheme was
based on photographs of similar aircraft as no
photographs of OK
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BXK have survived. The serial
number is still unknown, but could probably be
201, 410 or in the range 414 to 416. There is full
range of digits for creating any number.
Nose-art was rare on Czechoslovak Air Force
aircraft in the 1950´s and 1960´s. Rigid discipline
and regulations did not favor such activities,
but from time to time commanders apparently
turned a blind eye to a certain level of
expressionism. Something like this may have
happened in 1949 or 1950 at LP 5 (Aviation
Regiment 5). A carefully crafted heraldic
silhouette in white appeared on the aircraft.
We will probably never know which emblem
was to be subsequently added to it, because
before the painting could be finished, the
aircraft suffered an emergency landing. During
subsequent repairs, the aircraft either received
a new engine cowling or the in-progress nose-
art was deleted. One likely possibility of the
original intent might be the emblem of the local
football club Baník Líně. As a result, this aircraft
can be modeled in both states, i.e., with the white
coat of arms only, or in the form it probably
would have taken, if higher powers had not
intervened. We don't know if the emblem would
have been painted on the starboard side as
well, since only the port side was photographed.
However, decals are provided for either version.
This aircraft was subsequently used by training
units. It was handed over by LP 5 (Aviation
Regiment No. 5) on July 8, 1950 to the Aviation
Training School. From April 1953, it served with
No. 4 lsp (Aviation Training Regiment 4) and then
was transferred to No. 2 lsp (Aviation Training
Regiment 2). Finally, at the end of 1954, it was
passed on to No. 1 lsp (Aviation Training Regiment
1) where it completed its service career.
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INFO Eduard46
January 2026