During the September 1955 'revolution', not only the Fuerza Aerea Argentina-(FAA) but also the rebels put Meteors in use. Because of this both sides were forced to apply additional recognition markings on their planes. The rebels used a large 'V', adorned by a cross and a legend 'Cristo vence' (Christ wins). Very few good photographs showing this insignia are available and most were taken during the 'Victory Parade', held at Cordoba after the coup. For this reason it remains unclear in which colour were these markings applied. Many of their details remain unknown as well. From available photographs, however, they were most likely applied in yellow or light blue. Note: The rebel markings in Meteors were hand painted in RED!Serial: I-063 (lower photo) flown by officer J.Adras, on 16 June 1955, the FAA Meteor F.Mk.4 'I-063' shot down the AT-6A (top photo) flown by a rebel pilot, thus scoring the first ever air-to-air victory for the Argentinean air force.
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