Part 1: The Early Rhombus – Flying Before the Emblem
Before the hammer, sickle, and wreath became the omnipresent symbols of the GDR, some aircraft of the young East German Air Force bore a different mark: a rhombus in black, red, and gold — simple, ideology-free, almost reserved.
This insignia was especially seen on early jets like the MiG-15 — a piece of transitional history, often overlooked and rarely documented.
It represents a brief period during which the emerging East German state was still finding itself — even in the symbolism of its air force.
