Finally, on December 4, 1950, with Law Nº12,070, the Uruguayan Air Force was created independently, and all the elements of infrastructure, material, personnel and items belonging to the Military Aeronautics, were transferred to the new Force. Air, as established in the first article of said law. It is from this moment that the aircraft begin to receive the inscription "Uruguayan Air Force" on their fuselages and the acronym "FAU" written on the upper part of their right wings. The Artigas Flag was kept at the helm of the aircraft .