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	Royal Air Force Ensign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Air Force Ensign is the official flag which is used to represent the Royal Air Force.
		Although the Admiralty were initially opposed to granting the RAF its own flag, after considerable pressure from the Air Council, they reluctantly agreed to the introduction of such a flag, stating that the Air Force should adopt the Union Flag defaced with a suitable device.
		Air Vice Marshal Sir John Salmond suggested that the Union Flag be placed in the canton in order that the design carry the mark of British authority.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Ensign (676 words)

	Australian Defence Force Ensign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australian Defence Force Ensign is a flag of Australia which represents the tri-service Australian Defence Force.
		The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force have ensigns, the Royal Australian Navy Ensign and the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign.
		The Defence Ensign is supposed to be used in the case of joint activities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_Ensign (220 words)

	Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces.
		The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, formed on April 1, 1918.
		The CAS heads the Air Force Board, which is a committee of the Defence Council.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force (4058 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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.
		The Queen's Colour for the Royal Air Force is in the form of the Royal Air Force Ensign, with the Royal Cypher in gold, ensigned with the Royal Crown in proper colours in the centre.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-raf.html (4351 words)

	Royal Air Force - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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.
		JFACHQ Joint Force Air Component Headquarters is the Deployable Air HQ for the RAF.
		Formerly known as The Queen's Flight, 32 (The Royal) Squadron uses the BAe 125 CC.3, Squirrel HCC.1 and BAe 146 CC.2 in the VIP transport role, based at RAF Northolt in west London.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force (4140 words)

	Australian Flag; it's origins & history
		Blue Ensign with five white stars, representing the constellation of the Southern Cross in the fly; and for Merchant vessels the Red Ensign with the same badge in the fly.
		By a Proclamation under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 the Governor-General appointed the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign to be the ensign of the Royal Australian Air Force.
		The Australian White Ensign and the Ensign of the RAAF are ensigns (junior flags) to the Australian National Flag not the Union Jack.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-flags/australian_flag.htm (1396 words)

	flag of United Kingdom: Royal Air Force flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		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 Royal Air Force Ensign was approved without difference as the ensign of the Royal Australian Air Force on 24 July 1922 (AIR 2/211), and was not changed until 1949; but Canada and New Zealand had their own Air Force ensigns during WW2.
		In February 1943 Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Sir Charles Portal, obtained the informal agreement of Buckingham Palace, to an Air Council request, that the Royal Air Force should be represented on the Cenotaph by the addition of an RAF Ensign on each side of the monument.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/gb-raf.html (3880 words)

	Australian White Ensign - General RAN History (Sea Power Centre - Australia)
		The representatives from Australia and Canada proposed that the ensign should be a white ensign defaced by the emblem of the particular dominion.
		The ensign was described as being a "white flag with the Union Flag in the upper canton at the hoist with six blue stars positioned as in the Australian flag".
		Royal assent to the new ensign was granted on 7 November 1966.
	www.navy.gov.au /spc/history/general/ensign.html (512 words)

	Op Sumatra Assist
		The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston, flanked by the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Imron Cotan, speaks at a ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond to recognise the contribution of Air Force personnel to tsunami and earthquake disaster relief in Indonesia.
		Air crew from 36 and 37 Squadrons were part of 14 crews moving nearly 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid and 4000 passengers during Operation Sumatra Assist.
		The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston, flanked by the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Imron Cotan, commends the contribution of Air Force personnel in Operation Sumatra Assist.
	www.defence.gov.au /optsunamiassist/images/gallery/20050427 (589 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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, first 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 which was the first war in which air power proved to be decisive.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Royal_Air_Force (3785 words)

	Joint Service Flags (Australia)
		The white and RAAF ensigns could be seen as flags representing Australia, as used by the navy and air force respectively, rather than flags specifically representing the navy or the air force.
		This flag is flown with the Chief of Navy, Chief of Army and Chief of Air Force flags outside the Department of Defence in Canberra almost daily.
		The flag of the Chief of Australian Imperial Military Force (WWII) was the Australian National Flag with the army 'Rising Sun' in gold at the centre of the lower half of the flag.
	www.fotw.us /flags/au^trisv.html (762 words)

	United Kingdom: Civil Air Ensign
		Its field is light blue (strictly the shade known in the UK as 'air force blue' as it is used in the ensign of the Royal Air Force) with a dark blue cross, fimbriated white, overall.
		The colour of the field is the same as that of the RAF Ensign which is officially described as "Air Force Blue".
		"An ensign called the Civil Air Ensign is the proper national colour to be flown by aircraft and air transport undertakings and at aerodromes." It was promulgated by a Notice to Airmen issued in September.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gb-ciair.html (980 words)

	Ausflag - Air Force Ensign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Air Force Ensign is for use by the Royal Australian Air Force at its facilities in Australia and overseas.
		The RAAF used the ensign of the Royal Air Force of Britain until 1949, whereupon the Southern Cross and Commonwealth star were added to the ensign and the British roundel (military aircraft insignia) was moved to the lower fly.
		The new Air Force ensign with the Australian roundel was proclaimed as an official Australian flag under Section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 on 6 May 1982.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/air.html (216 words)

	Royal Australian Air Force Staff Flags
		The Chief of Air Force (formerly Chief of Air Staff) flag is a vertical tricolour air force blue-dark blue-air force blue fimbriated red, with a gold wedge-tailed eagle overall.
		(An officer of air rank is an air commodore, air vice marshal, air marshal, air chief marshal, or marshal of the RAAF--equivalent of a general officer in the army or flag officer in the navy).
		The flag of the former Minister of Air was air force blue, with air force emblem (in full colour?) at the centre.
	www.fotw.net /flags/au^afst.html (394 words)

	Flag Burning, National Symbols and Free Speech: Australia
		It declares the Australian Blue Ensign to be the Australian National Flag.
		It re-designates the Australian Red Ensign to be the Australian marine flag.
		Australians do not always fully realise the seriousness with many countries view their national flag, and the way in which they take the burning of their flag as a direct insult and attack on their national pride and dignity.
	www.caslon.com.au /flagfiresnote1.htm (2065 words)

	New Zealand Air Force Flags # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
		The roundel on the RAF Ensign is in the centre of the fly, and its diameter is 11/12ths of the width of the flag.
		The image of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Ensign [shown above] is not quite the same as the drawing of the flag that was submitted for approval in August 1939.
		It bears the Royal Cypher surmounted by the St. Edward crown in the centre, in the canton the Union and in the second quarter the four main stars of the Southern Cross in gold.
	www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/nz^af.html (856 words)

	The Australian Flag
		The Australian Flag came into being after the the federation of the Australian States into the Commonwealth of Australian on 1 January, 1901.
		The outer diameter is 3/5 the width of the Union Jack (3/10 the width of the fly) and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter.
		This is a famous but unofficial Australian flag, that features a white vertical cross on a blue background five whsite, blue-margined, 8-pointed stars superimposed at the end of each arm of the cross and at the intersection of the arms, a stylized Southern Cross.
	www.anbg.gov.au /oz/flag.html (1022 words)

	australia flag history, Artisan Flags Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The flying of the Ensign of land by an individuals and non-government bodies was discouraged, although in 1941 the Prime Minister, Mr.
		The Flags Act 1953 (Act No. 1 of 1954) was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament in November 1953 proclaiming definitively the Australian Blue Ensign as the National Flag and the Australian Red Ensign as the proper colours for merchant ships registered in Australian.
		By a Proclamation under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 the Governor-General appointed the Australian White Ensign to be the ensign of the Royal Australian Navy.
	www.artisanflags.com.au /Protocol_Australia_History.aspx (883 words)

	Protection of Australian Flags (Desecration of the Flag) Bill 2003 (Bills Digest, no. 42, 2003-04)
		An ‘Australian Ensign’ was defined as the Australian White Ensign, the Australian Red Ensign or the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign.
		The Civil Air Ensign is a light blue flag with a dark blue cross, the Union Jack, the Federation Star and the South Cross.
		The Royal Australian Air Force Ensign is a light blue ensign to be the official ensign for the RAAF.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/bd/2003-04/04bd042.htm (7374 words)

	Badges of Rank; Australian Navy, Army, Air Force
		As Australians had to interact with the Brits they were required to recognise these badges.
		The rank of colour sergeant was introduced into the British Army in 1813 as the protector of the ensign and the Colour.
		In the Australian Army the rank is the only one for which a soldier does not have to pass a specified test or series of tests.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/rank.htm (954 words)

	Royal Australian Air Force Flags
		The Australian national flag is flown at all times on RAAF establishments on its own pole at wing or group headquarters; it is never flown on an RAAF flag mast (i.e., a nautical-style mast with gaff and crosstree).
		The RAAF ensign is flown from the gaff of the flag mast until sunset, or after sunset as well if flyng 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 (841 words)

	Atlantic, WW2, convoys, radar, escort carriers, air-gap, U-boats, Liberators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Royal Navy escort groups can provide cover from UK bases out to 18'W, and those from Iceland the mid-Atlantic gap to 35'W. With the opening of an Escort Force base at St John's, Newfoundland by the Royal Canadian Navy, the rest of the North Atlantic convoy routes can now receive protection.
		Air cover from Ireland, Iceland and Newfoundland is improving, but RAF Coastal Command lacks the aircraft to cover the mid-Atlantic gap.
		US Navy and Army Air Force aircraft are now adding to the efforts of the RAF and RCAF by flying escort and patrols from Newfoundland and Iceland.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsAtlanticDev.htm (7594 words)

	Air Force News :: Letters
		Just 19 when killed accidentally in 1941 – his Spitfire collided with another aircraft – Magee, who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940, was one of the courageous young Americans who came to Britain’s aid in her darkest hour, well before their country entered World War II.
		Reading the (as usual excellent) December 19 issue of Air Force News I was drawn to the photo of the Colour Party accompanying the article on RAAFSTT’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
		I feel that the Air Force has let me down in that Aircraft Technicians are listed as a specified category, therefore corporals with 15 years’ service can apply for the Retention Benefit, yet only two trades were amalgamated (Airframe Fitters and Engine Fitters).
	www.defence.gov.au /news/raafnews/editions/4501/letters.htm (1417 words)

	Ausflag - Air Force Ensign (1921-1949) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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)

	eBay - royal australian air ..., Militaria, Transportation items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	207 Squadron Royal Air Force Association - What's New? & Association News
		Royal Military College of Canada informs us that his uncle Maurice J Simpson, who was an RCAF member of the squadron, died on 8th November.
		The memorial commemorates the 286 Royal Air Forces airmen who lost their lives in the Limburg province of Belgium.
		Air Bomber: Flying Officer Bruce Allan SOMERS RCAF, age 22, son of William John and Gretta Somers of Cache Bay, Ontario, Canada; stepson of Mabel Somers, of Cache Bay.
	www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk /news_fp.html (10044 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)

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