Blue Rider BR 805: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992/3

This sheet fully admits that at the time of printing (1993), there was darn little information about the air arm of Bosnia-Herzogovina. It was thought that all air assets were either Mi-8 helicopters or light aircraft and the two on this sheet were the only ones that could be verified via photos at the time of printing.

The light aircraft is an UTVA 75 with an unknown serial/registration number. It is in Light Green/Medium Brown over Light Blue with insignia on the fin and upper right/lower left wing.

The other aircraft is an ambulance Mi-8 with the registration T9-HAA. One of two seized and pressed into service. It is white with dark blue and light grey trim. No insignia were carried.

The sheet contains a number of additional insignia in two sizes in the off chance you may find more information on this small air arm.

Currently, the country is split into two sections and it seems as if each has its own military force. That of the Bosnian Serbs seems to have the most modern equipment, most of which came from the former Yugoslavia. It seems as if the insignia in this sheet was short-lived as those few images I could find all look like red/white/blue roundels of the Serbian forces. Those that know more about this are encouraged to contact me about it.

if you can find the kits, and locate this sheet somewhere, it would be well worth considering for your next build project.

Review copy from my decal dungeon

October 2007

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