Royal Air Force heraldry

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military heraldry system symbol system visual identity system

Royal Air Force heraldry is the system of symbols, emblems, and insignia that visually represent the identity, traditions, and organizational structure of the Royal Air Force.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
RAF Heraldry Committee 1
RAF awards and insignia system 1
RAF group badge 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military heraldry system ⓘ
symbol system ⓘ
visual identity system ⓘ
appliesTo Royal Air Force ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
followsRuleSystem British military heraldic conventions ⓘ
English heraldic tradition ⓘ
governingBody College of Arms ⓘ
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

Royal Air Force heraldry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RAF Heraldry Committee
hasKeyElement RAF Ensign ⓘ
RAF eagle and crown emblem ⓘ
RAF roundel ⓘ
battle honours on standards ⓘ
command badges ⓘ
mottos ⓘ
squadron crests ⓘ
station badges ⓘ
unit badges ⓘ
historicalContext developed after formation of RAF in 1918 ⓘ
includesColorScheme dark blue ⓘ
light blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
influencedBy Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
surface form: Royal Flying Corps insignia

Royal Naval Air Service insignia ⓘ
purpose express RAF traditions ⓘ
indicate organizational structure ⓘ
provide visual recognition ⓘ
represent identity of RAF units ⓘ
relatedTo British Army heraldry ⓘ
Royal Navy heraldry ⓘ
usedBy RAF Home Commands ⓘ
surface form: RAF commands

Royal Air Force units ⓘ
surface form: RAF groups

RAF reserve units ⓘ
Royal Air Force units ⓘ
surface form: RAF squadrons

RAF stations ⓘ
RAF training establishments ⓘ
usedOn aircraft ⓘ
buildings ⓘ
documents ⓘ
headgear ⓘ
uniforms ⓘ
vehicles ⓘ
usesSymbolType aircraft markings ⓘ
badges ⓘ
cap badges ⓘ
crests ⓘ
flags ⓘ
formation badges ⓘ
rank insignia ⓘ
roundels ⓘ
squadron insignia ⓘ
standards ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RAF roundel → partOf → Royal Air Force heraldry ⓘ
Royal Air Force heraldry → governingBody → Royal Air Force heraldry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Heraldry Committee
Pathfinder Force Badge → partOf → Royal Air Force heraldry ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF awards and insignia system
No. 22 Group RAF → hasEmblem → Royal Air Force heraldry ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF group badge