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B.534.217, Combined Squadron of Slovak National Uprising, Tri Duby Airfield, Slovakia, September 1944

In the fall of 1944, the Slovak National Uprising saw

the use of several Avia B.534s. This specific aircraft

is the only one photographically documented with

the national markings used during the uprising.

These were composed of the original Czechoslovak

roundels with the addition of the Slovak two-pronged

cross. The markings on the right wing are oriented

incorrectly with the red field on the right side,

i.e. directed away from the fuselage. Also, blue field

pointing upwards on the rudder is wrongly oriented.

It has not been conclusively determined weather

or not the lower wing markings lacked the Slovak

crosses. The aircraft carries the typical camouflage

scheme of khaki upper surfaces and silver doped

lower (gray respray of the lower surfaces for this

aircraft is unlikely) and with khaki undersurface of

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the top wing. The aircraft was noted to have been

rather heavily weathered. The tip of the spinner was

either khaki or possibly also heavily weathered.

Propeller blades were black on both sides. The top

of the nose was likely also khaki, and not yellow.

All photographic evidence suggests that the sliding

portion of the canopy was missing at the time of the

Slovak National Uprising.

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INFO Eduard

March 2023