This section describes and illustrates the various national insignia used by the Cambodian Air Force since its formation:

1954-1970
The French-supplied aircraft of the newly formed Aviation Royale Khmer were given markings based on the national flag. It consisted of the three towers of the temple at Angkor Wat in white on a red disc with a blue border. (Not blue disc with a red border as shown on other websites). The main markings was applied in the standard six positions, (above and below each wing and on the fuselage sides). A fin flash was not normally carried, but some aircraft may have carried the national flag as a fin flash. No service titles are carried.

1960s-1970
The MiG-17s and some other later aircraft carried a variant of the national marking which featured a much wider outer ring, and a larger version of the three temple towers. As before, the main marking was normally displayed above and below each wing and on each side of the rear fuselage. A fin flash was not normally carried. No service titles are carried.

1970-1975
With the involvement of the USA in the internal guerrilla war, a new national insignia based on the US national insignia was adopted. This featured the normal star-and-bar shape with the three towers on red in the top left quarter and three small white stars in the top right of the central blue disc. A fin flash was not normally carried. No service titles are carried.

1975-1979
When the Khmer Rouge took over the country in 1975, the national marking was changed to a red star with a yellow temple, based on the new national flag. The main marking was normally displayed above and below each wing and on each side of the rear fuselage. The national flag was carried as a fin flash.

1979-1989
After the invasion by Vietnam in 1979, the air force was re-established with aircraft supplied by Vietnam. The aircraft carried a new national insignia adapted from the Vietnamese insignia. This consisted of a yellow outlined red disc with bars, but with the Vietnamese star replaced by a yellow five-tower temple. The main marking was normally displayed above and below each wing only. A fin marking comprising the main marking without the side bars was also carried.

1989-1994
In 1989 the Vietnamese withdrew and the country became the State of Cambodia and a new national marking was introduced. This was very similar to the previous marking, but with the lower half of the central disc coloured blue.

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1994-present
In 1994 a return was made to the pre-1970 marking. The main marking is now normally displayed above and below each wing, and on the rear fuselage (or on each side of the fin for the MiG-21). A fin flash is not normally carried. No service titles are carried.