Air force ensign
An air force ensign is a flag used by a national air force.
With the creation of independent air forces in the first half of the 20th century, a range of distinguishing flags and ensigns were adopted.[1] Such flags may often feature a roundel in the national colours.[2]
Notable examples include:
Current air force ensigns
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Historic air force ensigns
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Australia (1922-1948)
Australia (1948-1982)
Belgium (1940-1944)- Canada (1921-1940)
Canada (1941-1968)
Egypt (1922-1958)
United Arab Republic (1958-1972)
India (1945-1947)
India (1950-2023)
Burma (1948-1974)
Burma & Myanmar (1974-2010)
Rhodesia (1953-1963)
Rhodesia (1964-1970)
Rhodesia (1970-1979)
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia (1979)- South Africa (1920-1940)
South Africa (1940-1951)
South Africa (1951-1958)
South Africa (1958-1967) (1970-1981)
South Africa (1967-1970) (Never used)
South Africa (1981-1982)
South Africa (1982-1994)
South Africa (1994-2003)
Ceylon (1951-1972)
Sri Lanka (1972-2010)
Syria (1980-2024)
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Air force flags
[edit]Some countries, such as the United States, designate their national air force standards as flags not ensigns. See the Flag of the United States Air Force for an example.
References
[edit]- ↑ Znamierowski. "Air force flags". The World Encyclopedia of Flags. p. 85.
- ↑ Crampton, William G (1989). The Complete Guide to Flags. Gallery Books. p. 133. ISBN 9780831716059.
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