Royal Air Force heraldry
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Heraldry Committee | 1 |
| RAF awards and insignia system | 1 |
| RAF group badge | 1 |
| Royal Air Force heraldry canonical | 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.
this entity surface form:
RAF Heraldry Committee
this entity surface form:
RAF awards and insignia system
this entity surface form:
RAF group badge