On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:17:00 +0000, Steve Vernon wrote
(in article ) :
or perhaps China:
http://cocardes.monde.online.fr/v2ht...ays/chine.html
who has a red star with yellow outline, but also has red side bars.
What they put on the fin as opposed to on the fuselage, is another question.
I thought of China but I couldn't convince myself.
From my observations (admittedly unsystematic), Chinese military aircraft
rarely seem to have tail markings. Occasionally you'll see a flag on
transport aircraft or maybe a serial number.
Having said that, Beijing's Aviation Museum has a J-8 and a J-8II which both
have the *full* national marking on the tail. I attach Max Smith's photo of
the former - note how the marking has weathered.
So, no, I don't think the marking shown in the pictures I found is Chinese.