Observation: O-My

Wildr1 · Mar 17, 2018

Recon, Aircraft that Spy on you. Starting with the O-2 and variants.

Wildr1 · Mar 17, 2018

notice the swastica on the O-2H, 1931, before the Nazi's

pbehn · Mar 18, 2018

What was the swastika a symbol of in this case?

Dana Bell · Mar 18, 2018

pbehn said:
What was the swastika a symbol of in this case?

It was an old Indian symbol used by the Colorado Guard - IIRC the 120th Observation Squadron. Colors were red and yellow...

The insignia was changed as the Nazis became more of a threat.

Cheers,

Dana

Gnomey · Mar 18, 2018

Nice shots!

Wildr1 · Mar 19, 2018

Curtiss XO-1G

vikingBerserker · Mar 20, 2018

Very nice

Wildr1 · Mar 20, 2018

Douglas O-31

gumbyk · Mar 20, 2018

pbehn said:
What was the swastika a symbol of in this case?

The specific Nazi symbol is the cross on a 45º angle, superimposed on a white background. As its shown here, it's not - as others have said this pre-dates Nazism.
The swastika part of the symbol is found throughout many cultures: Swastika and Suavastika

pbehn · Mar 20, 2018

gumbyk said:
The specific Nazi symbol is the cross on a 45º angle, superimposed on a white background. As its shown here, it's not - as others have said this pre-dates Nazism.
The swastika part of the symbol is found throughout many cultures: Swastika and Suavastika

Thanks Gumbyk, I knew the swastika in various forms was used all over the world I just wondered why a version of it was put on a plane

fubar57 · Mar 20, 2018

Thank you Google. Look what I entered in the search box and what Google Images thinks...

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Greg Boeser · Mar 20, 2018

A yellow swastika emblazoned on a red diamond was the insignia of the 45th Infantry Division, made up of units from Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma. After the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, the unit insignia was changed to a yellow "Thunderbird" on a red diamond. Both the swastika and the thunderbird are common Native-American symbols.