French Air Force roundel
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The French Air Force roundel is a circular national insignia featuring concentric blue, white, and red rings used to identify French military aircraft.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| French Air Service roundel | 0 | 1 |
| French Air Service roundel design | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft insignia
→
national roundel → |
| appliesToBranch |
air forces
→
naval aviation → |
| associatedWith |
French Air Force
→
surface form:
Armée de l’Air
Service Aéronautique →
surface form:
Aéronautique Militaire
French Naval Aviation →
surface form:
Aéronavale
|
| basedOn |
French tricolour
→
surface form:
flag of France
|
| category |
French military symbols
→
aircraft roundels → |
| colorOrderOuterToInner | blue-white-red → |
| country | France → |
| designFeature | concentric circles → |
| function |
friend-or-foe recognition
→
national marking → |
| hasVariant | low-visibility French roundel → |
| innerDiscColor | red → |
| inspired |
Italian Air Force roundel
→
Romanian Air Force roundel → RAF roundel →
surface form:
Royal Air Force roundel
other tricolour roundels → |
| introducedInConflict | World War I → |
| locationOnAircraft |
fuselage sides
→
lower wing surfaces → upper wing surfaces → vertical stabilizer in some cases → |
| lowVisibilityVariantColorScheme | muted blue and red tones → |
| middleRingColor | white → |
| outerRingColor | blue → |
| precededBy | French military aviation cockade markings → |
| relatedTo |
French military roundel
→
French national colors → |
| shape | circle → |
| standardizedBy | French military authorities → |
| symbolizes | national identity of France → |
| usedBy |
French Air Force
→
French Naval Aviation →
surface form:
French Navy aviation
|
| usedDuring |
21st century
→
Cold War → World War I → World War II → |
| usedOn |
combat aircraft
→
helicopters → military aircraft → military training aircraft → naval aviation aircraft → transport aircraft → |
| usedSince | 1914 → |
| visualContrastFunction | aircraft identification → |
| visualMotif | French tricolour → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Air Service roundel design
this entity surface form:
French Air Service roundel