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English: roundel adopted by Royal Canadian Air Force, from 1946 to 1965. Italiano: coccadra adottata dalla Royal Canadian Air Force (Aeronautica militare canadese), dal 1946 al 1965. Date
The ensign of the original Royal Canadian Air Force was based on the RAF ensign, a light (sky) blue ensign, but with the Canadian roundel. Until the Second World War the RAF ensign was used by the RCAF; the RCAF ensign with the maple leaf roundel began to be used in 1941.
After the Second World War, the RAF roundel design was modified by Commonwealth air forces, with the central red disc replaced with a red maple leaf (Royal Canadian Air Force), red kangaroo (Royal Australian Air Force), red kiwi (Royal New Zealand Air Force), and an orange Springbok (South African Air Force); the South African version of the ...
English: Roundel of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Date: 16 September 2006: Source: Canadian CH149: Author: ... Royal Canadian Air Force; 1 Canadian Air Division;
The following 14 pages use this file: 1 Canadian Air Division; History of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Military aircraft insignia; Royal Canadian Air Force
In 1921, one year after the Canadian Air Force was founded, permission was granted for the Canadian Air Force to use the Royal Air Force Ensign. [1] In February 1921 the Air Officer Commanding the Canadian Air Force Air Commodore Arthur Tylee turned his attention to the matter of what might make a suitable flag for the Air Force.
The Royal Flying Corps and its successor the Royal Air Force have employed numerous versions of the roundel since then. By 1917, a thin white outline was usually added to the roundel, to make the blue of the outer circle easier to distinguish from the dark PC.10 and PC.12 protective dope.
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