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	Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces.
		The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, formed on April 1, 1918.
		The decision to merge the two units and create an independent air force was a response to the events of World War I, the first war in which air power proved to be decisive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Air_Force (3974 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Air Force
		An interim flag was produced to represent the Royal Air Force at the armistice celebrations; a 'white ensign' with an overall dark blue St George's Cross, the Royal Air Force eagle in the centre of the cross, and a royal crown above it on the vertical arm of the cross.
		The new ensign was described as, "the Ensign of the Royal Air Force defaced by the addition of the letters N Z superimposed in white upon the red roundel of the ensign" (AIR 30/140).
		Royal Air Force Ensign is to be hoisted daily at the Headquarters of the force, Headquarters of area and independent commands, from airships, and at stations and units given in the appendix to this Order.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-raf.html (3885 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom.
		The RAF was under the supervision of the Air Ministry and was the world's second independent air force, after the German Luftwaffe, though because the Luftwaffe was disbanded after the end of World War I, the RAF is the oldest airforce in the world.
		The church of St Clement Danes, in London, was consecrated as the Central Church of the Royal Air Force in 1958.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Royal_Air_Force (2327 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Air Force rank flags
		Royal Air Force rank flags are light blue with dark blue edges at the top and bottom, each equal to about 1/7 of the hoist, with combinations of wide and narrow red stripes on the light blue field indicating rank.
		Royal Air Force rank flags are made in only one size - 2 feet by 3 feet (0.61 m by 0.91 m) - and are flown at the masthead to indicate the rank of a station commander.
		The Royal Air Force ensign is flown at the peak.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb-rafrk.html (495 words)

	Canada's Air Force, History
		The authorized establishment of the active Air Force on the day of the RCAF's birth was a modest 68 officers and 307 airmen; actual strength was 61 officers and 262 airmen.
		The annual appropriation for the Force was almost quintupled during these years, rising from one and one-half million dollars between 1924 and 1925 to seven and one-half million dollars in 1930.
		Prior to 1932, the RCAF was unique among the air forces of the world in that the greater part of its work was essentially non-military in character.
	www.airforce.forces.gc.ca /hist/inter_war_e.asp (2367 words)

	WAR FLAGS GLOSSARY A-G
		Ensign, being light blue with the national flag as a canton and the air force insignia (roundel) in the fly (see also civil air ensign).
		Blue Ensign: (1) a dark blue flag with the Union Jack as a canton; defaced with an appropriate badge in the fly it serves as the flag of a number of British dependent territories, past and present, e.g.
		ensign for various state agencies of the UK; with no badge it is flown by merchant vessels commanded by officers of the Royal Naval Reserve; (2) Blue Ensigns defaced with stars arranged in the form of the Southern Cross constellation are the national flags of Australia and New Zealand.
	tmg110.tripod.com /lexicon3.htm (2068 words)

	Royal Air Force - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, first formed on April 1, 1918.
		The RAF was founded in April 1, 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
		The decision to merge the two units and create an independent air force was a response to the events of World War I which was the first war in which air power proved to be decisive.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Royal_Air_Force (3896 words)

	Indian Ensigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Blue ensign of India: Indian national flag in canton and yellow anchor horizontally in the fly half, ratio 2:3 (from "Flagmakers Catalogue").
		India has a government ensign on the British pattern: blue with the national flag as a canton and a horizontal yellow anchor in the fly.
		The air force ensign of India is influenced by the Royal Air Force ensign with the national flag and roundel of the United Kingdom being substituted for that of India.
	www.z6.com /z6files/z6files/fotw/flags/in~.html (412 words)

	Canada, Air Force Ensign
		At the time, the ceremony was an attempt to establish the Air Force' unique identity as a separate service from the Army and the Navy, and to reinforce its links to the RAF.
		A group of senior officers of the CAF were present, as Air Vice-Marshal Gwatkin, member of the Air Board and at the same time Inspector-General of the CAF, had requested that the ceremony be made "as pompous as possible".
		The RAF Ensign continued to be flown in Canada as the Canadian Air Force Ensign from 1921 to 1924, and subsequently as the Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign until the Second World War.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca^airfe.html (1009 words)

	Military & Paramilitary Flags of Singapore (Page 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Colonial Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves of the empire were initially not entitled to wear the White Ensign, except in the situations where they are deployed in service of the empire outside of their territorial waters, as directed under the Colonial Defence Act of 1931 or as authorised by the Admiralty to do so.
		The Malayan RNVR was later reconstituted as a joint force comprising of the Singapore Division and the Federation Division, by an Ordinance passed in Singapore in 1952.
		The maintenance of the republic's aerial defence is the responsibility of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
	www.geocities.com /inescutcheon/FlagsMilitary.HTML (12250 words)

	flag of United Kingdom: Royal Air Force flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		Between the armistice and 26 July 1920 when the present ensign was approved, the Royal Air Force was supposed to fly the Union Jack, but some former Royal Naval Air Service units flew the White Ensign, or the white ensign with a blue St George's Cross, but without the eagle and crown.
		These have to have completed 25 years' service in either the RAF, Royal Auxiliary Air Force (the part-time reserve service), the Royal Flying Corps or Royal Naval Air Service (these last two were the predecessors of the RAF) before a standard can be presented.
		On ceremonial occasions when United States military forces only are involved the Royal Air Force ensign should be raised before the ceremony so that the United States National Anthem only is played while the United States flag is being raised or lowered.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/gb-raf.html (3880 words)

	Poland - Airforce flags
		According to the Ordonnance of the National Defense Minister dated 29 January 1996, relative to the use of symbols of armed forces of the Polish Republic and to other symbols used in the armed forces of the Polish Republic, this is the flag of the airports (of the landing grounds) of the military forces.
		After all the main place you see the Royal Air Force ensign is at Royal Air Force bases, and the UK civil air ensign is meant to be flown at civilian airports.
		I believe he refers to the fin flash used by the Polish air force, which was not a flag, even if it does appear as an element in flags of the Polish air force.
	flagspot.net /flags/pl-air.html (706 words)

	History Alert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Shortly after, the Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign was raised over Patricia Bay Air Station for the first time.
		In 1944 the Royal Canadian Air Force West camp was the location for scenes shot for the movie "Son of Lassie".
		Peter Lawford played the role of an air force pilot who, with his stowaway dog, Lassie, is shot down over enemy territory.
	www.bcam.net /alert.htm (806 words)

	The New Zealand Flag
		Superimposed in the centre is a dark blue roundel bearing a Roman E surmounted by a Royal Crown within a garland of roses all in gold.
		The Royal New Zealand Air Force Ensign is hoisted daily at Air Force establishments.
		It is also flown on Royal New Zealand Air Force aeroplanes carrying Foreign and Commonwealth Heads of State and Heads of Government, the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, the Chiefs of Staff, Ambassadors, and other distinguished persons.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-flags/new_zealand.htm (2353 words)

	Royal Australian Air Force Flags
		The 'Flags of Australia' chart [vau83] said that the new RAAF ensign was approved by King George VI in December 1948 to replace the RAF Ensign in use in Australia since 1922.
		The RAAF ensign is flown from the gaff of the flag mast until sunset, or after sunset as well if fliyng operations are still in progress, the ensign is spotlighted, and the lights do not interfere with operations.
		At courts martial, the RAAF ensign and Australian national flag are both displayed in synthetic silk "suitably fringed and tasselled" mounted on crossed pikes.
	www.fotw.net /flags/au^airfe.html (754 words)

	History - Pat Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This event was re-enacted on October 22, 1999, and a plaque commemorating the re-enactment placed at the entry to the Museum.
		November 1939 Western Air Command moved to Victoria to allow closer liaison with Military District No.11 and in September, 1939, the Royal Canadian Navy at Esquimalt.
		In May 1940, the Royal Canadian Air Force moved into its West Camp with a strength of four Lysanders.
	www.bcam.net /history.htm (1085 words)

	ROYAL AIR FORCE
		The RAF Ensign dates from 1920, after the Royal Flying Corps (Army) and the Royal Naval Air Service were amalgamated to form an independent air arm.
		The RAF ensign is flown instead of the Union Jack over RAF installations and it also serves as the flag of the Chief of the Air Staff.
		It was based on the design of the RAF ensign, with the roundel displaced to the lower fly and the crowned Royal Cypher added.
	tmg110.tripod.com /british4.htm (387 words)

	Flags of the Canadian Armed Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Description: The flag consists of the White Ensign with the National flag in the canton and centred on the fly, the central device of the official badge of Land Force Command.
		Description: The flag consists of the White Ensign with the National flag in the canton and the MARCOM crown, albatross and a fouled anchor in the fly.
		Description: The ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets consists of the Canadian flag on a field of air force blue with an albatross surmounted by a maple leaf, in gold, in a circle of royal blue.
	www.pinette.net /chris/flags/canada/military (560 words)

	Ausflag - Air Force Ensign 1949-1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Until 1949 the RAAF used the ensign of the Royal Air Force of Britain.
		The new Air Force Ensign consisted of a light blue (`Air Force Blue') British Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth star, Southern Cross, and RAF roundel.
		The Southern Cross was tilted and the RAF roundel reduced in size and moved to the lower fly to fit on the flag.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/air1949.html (164 words)

	Ausflag - Air Force Ensign (1921-1949) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Royal Australian Air Force was established on 31 March 1921 as the successor to the Australian Flying Corps which had been established by the Australian Army in 1912.
		From its inception, the RAAF used the same ensign as the Royal Air Force of Britain.
		This ensign is a light blue (`Air Force Blue') British Ensign defaced with a large RAF roundel.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/air1921.html (154 words)

	flagsonline.net Royal Australian Air Force Ensign
		The Royal Australian Air Force Ensign (flag) is essentially a sky blue version of the Australian flag with the constellation the Southern Cross slightly rotated to allow the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) roundel to be placed in the lower fly.
		The RAAF ensign has evolved from the British Royal Air Force (RAF) ensign, which was used by the RAAF from its formation in 1921, until King George VI approved a unique ensign for the RAAF in 1948, which
		The 1948 design featured the RAF roundel (concentric circles of red, white and dark blue) in the lower fly, which was replaced by the RAAF roundel, featuring a leaping kangaroo in 1982.
	www.flagsonline.net /Australia/airf.htm (259 words)

	Pete's Royal Air Force Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Founder of the Royal Air Force, on the 1st April 1918.
		Splashdown on the Equator of Royal Air Force Hastings TG579
		Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund - 1919 - 1999
	homepage.ntlworld.com /g13038/page5.htm (771 words)

	British Flags (United Kingdom) from The World Flag Database
		The Civil Air Ensign is the correct national flag to fly at civil air facilities, such as airports.
		Chief of the Air Staff, Air Attachés and Advisers, Heads of RAF Missions [1:2]
		Air Officers Commanding, Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment [1:2]
	www.flags.net /UNKG07.htm (140 words)

	BATTLE OF BRITAIN SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING AT RAF MARHAM - FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Band of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell
		Standing to attention beside the Royal Air Force Ensign
		The Royal Air Force Ensign is lowered behind the
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /relations/stories/bob-2003.htm (151 words)

	Bosleys, royal air force, regiment officer
		65 Royal Westmoreland Militia OR’s waist belt clasp.
		124 Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles Victorian Officer’s pouch belt plate.
		1036 Royal Air Force MKII pattern flying goggles.
	www.bosleys.co.uk /preview/preview-body.html (5388 words)

	AvroLand - Downloadable files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Royal Canadian Air Force Badge - King's Crown
		Royal Canadian Air Force Badge - Queen's Crown
		Additional downloads availability subjet to change, if the file is off-line please email me and I'll try and get it to you:
	www.avroland.ca /al-downloads.html (269 words)

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