Why did Latvia and Finland have the swastika (or something similar) as their air force symbol prior to WWII? - Quora
![Latvian VEF I-16 In the spring of 1940 Latvian Air Force pilots made the first test flights of the VEF I-16 prototype. : r/ww2 Latvian VEF I-16 In the spring of 1940 Latvian Air Force pilots made the first test flights of the VEF I-16 prototype. : r/ww2](https://preview.redd.it/latvian-vef-i-16-in-the-spring-of-1940-latvian-air-force-v0-id0aki3tvqm81.jpg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c332e3831cfab285a4e308fdf0a1e1b1cf4a5ad1)
Latvian VEF I-16 In the spring of 1940 Latvian Air Force pilots made the first test flights of the VEF I-16 prototype. : r/ww2
![File:Latvia World War II Aircraft Insignia - Newsmap Vol 2 No 22 1943-09-20 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-22-overseas 002 (cropped).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Latvia World War II Aircraft Insignia - Newsmap Vol 2 No 22 1943-09-20 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-22-overseas 002 (cropped).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Latvia_World_War_II_Aircraft_Insignia_-_Newsmap_Vol_2_No_22_1943-09-20_US_Government_National_Archives_NARA_Unrestricted_Public_domain_26-nm-2-22-overseas_002_%28cropped%29.jpg)
File:Latvia World War II Aircraft Insignia - Newsmap Vol 2 No 22 1943-09-20 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-22-overseas 002 (cropped).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Why did Latvia and Finland have the swastika (or something similar) as their air force symbol prior to WWII? - Quora
![A least 1 Gloster Gladiator served with the Luftwaffe during the war. A unit taken from the Latvian Air Force that served in glider towing tasks. : r/WWIIplanes A least 1 Gloster Gladiator served with the Luftwaffe during the war. A unit taken from the Latvian Air Force that served in glider towing tasks. : r/WWIIplanes](https://preview.redd.it/a-least-1-gloster-gladiator-served-with-the-luftwaffe-v0-6603ez5iwh0c1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c3ef2df51966115ce6487cef29e0fdc259a8433b)