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  2. Military aircraft insignia - Wikipedia

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    The first use of national insignia on military aircraft was before the First World War by the French Aéronautique Militaire, which mandated the application of roundels in 1912. [1] The chosen design was the French national cockade, which consisted of a blue-white-red emblem, going outwards from centre to rim, mirroring the colours of the ...

  3. United States military aircraft national insignia - Wikipedia

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    First national insignia of any type used by US military aircraft. Used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Aviation Section's 1st Aero Squadron, while on the Pancho Villa Expedition. 15 April 1916: 19 May 1917: United States Navy anchor in blue – first official US naval aircraft insignia. Used on rudders and wings. 17 May 1917: 8 February 1918

  4. USAAF unit identification aircraft markings - Wikipedia

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    The markings were two-letter fuselage squadron codes located on one side of the national insignia and a single letter aircraft code on the other side. However sixteen squadrons of B-17s of the new VIII Bomber Command , beginning in December 1942, also received this identification system, which continued in the spring and summer of 1943 when ...

  5. Aircraft marking - Wikipedia

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    Military aircraft insignia, applied to military aircraft to identify the nation or branch of military service United Kingdom Royal Air Force roundels, a circular identification mark used since 1915, United Kingdom; United Kingdom military aircraft registration number, the alpha-numeric registration used to identify individual military aircraft

  6. Badges of the United States Air Force - Wikipedia

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    Badges earned by an Air Force officer from the 308th Rescue Squadron (2008) Air Force skill level badge symbols Badges of the United States Air Force are specific uniform insignia authorized by the United States Air Force that signify aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and serve as identification devices for personnel occupying certain assignments.

  7. Prop and Wings - Wikipedia

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    The Prop and Wings (propeller and wings) is a military insignia used to identify various aviation-related military units. A stylized propeller and wings insignia was adopted in Germany prior to the outbreak of the First World War for its Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (Imperial German Flying Corps), redesignated as the ...

  8. File:Roundel of the United States (1943).svg - Wikipedia

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    Bell, Dana (1995) Air Force Colors Volume 1 1926-1942, Carrollton: Squadron Signal Publications ISBN: 0-89747-316-7. According to Section 40.1.1.2 Color of MIL-STD-2161A (AS), the colors of this insignia are established as FED-STD-595 red 11136 white 17925 blue 15044. The visualization of the colors comes from : Author: EclecticArkie,NiD.29

  9. File:Roundel of the United States (1919–1941).svg - Wikipedia

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    Roundel of the United States Army Air Corps used from 1926 to 1941. When the Air Corps name was changed to the United States Army Air Force which retained the roundel until 1942 when complaints came that the red dot in the centre of the star could be confused by anti-aircraft personnel or other pilots for Japanese aircraft (their roundel was a red circle).