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  2. Air Force blue - Wikipedia

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    Moderate greenish blue. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Air Force blue, more specifically Air Force blue (RAF) or RAF blue, is a medium shade of the colour azure. The shade derives from the light blue uniforms issued to the newly formed British Royal Air Force in 1920, which were influential in the design of the uniforms of some other air ...

  3. Uniforms of the Royal Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Air Force uniform is the standardised military dress worn by members of the Royal Air Force. The predominant colours of Royal Air Force uniforms are blue-grey and Wedgwood blue. Many Commonwealth air forces' uniforms are also based on the RAF pattern, but with nationality shoulder flashes. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets wear similar ...

  4. Royal Air Force roundels - Wikipedia

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    RAF roundel. The air forces of the United Kingdom – the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm, the Army's Army Air Corps and the Royal Air Force use a roundel, a circular identification mark, painted on aircraft to identify them to other aircraft and ground forces. In one form or another, it has been used on British military aircraft from 1915 to the ...

  5. Military colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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    King's Colour of the Royal Air Force. RAF colours are made of sky blue silk and measure approximately 36" × 36". The following colours have been awarded: RAF College, Cranwell, approved 27 December 1947, presented 6 July 1948. The RAF in the UK, approved 27 December 1947, presented, 16 May 1951.

  6. Royal Air Force Ensign - Wikipedia

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    Royal Air Force Ensign. The Royal Air Force Ensign is the official flag which is used to represent the Royal Air Force. The ensign has a field of air force blue with the United Kingdom's flag in the canton and the Royal Air Force's roundel in the middle of the fly. The RAF Ensign was introduced in 1921 after some opposition from senior members ...

  7. Sector clock - Wikipedia

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    The sector clock was a fundamental part of ground-controlled interception (GCI) before modern computerized systems were put in place for airspace control. The clock face is marked with five-minute red, yellow and blue triangular segments. [4] It has an outer 12-hour ring and an inner 24-hour dial. Aircraft position was recorded along with the ...

  8. Royal Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [7] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the second independent air force in the world after the Finnish Air Force [8] merging the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [9]

  9. Shades of blue - Wikipedia

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    Air force blue, also known as RAF blue, is used by the Royal Air Force, the first air force to choose an "air force blue" color by which to identify itself, in 1920. The color "air force blue" is a medium tone of azure since it has a hue code of 204 which is a hue code between 195 and 225, signifying a tone of azure.