RAF ensign
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The RAF ensign is the official flag of the Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel on the fly.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Air Force Ensign | 0 | 6 |
| Flags of the Royal Air Force | 0 | 2 |
| RAF Ensign (Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief flag) | 0 | 1 |
| RAF Ensign (Chief of the Air Staff flag) | 0 | 1 |
| RAF Ensign (senior officer distinguishing flag) | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ensign
→
flag → military flag → |
| adopted | 1921 → |
| authority | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence → |
| canton | Union Flag → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| designElement |
RAF roundel in the fly
→
Union Flag in the canton → |
| fieldColor |
air force blue
→
sky blue → |
| fly | RAF roundel → |
| hasVariant |
RAF Ensign
→
surface form:
RAF Ensign (Air Officer Commanding flag)
RAF ensign self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
RAF Ensign (Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief flag)
RAF ensign self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
RAF Ensign (Chief of the Air Staff flag)
RAF ensign self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
RAF Ensign (senior officer distinguishing flag)
|
| inspired | air force ensigns of other Commonwealth countries → |
| introduced | 1921 → |
| language | English → |
| proportion | 1:2 → |
| regulatesUse | Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force → |
| relatedTo |
British Blue Ensign
→
British Red Ensign → White Ensign →
surface form:
Royal Navy White Ensign
|
| roundelColors |
blue
→
red → white → |
| roundelType | RAF roundel → |
| script | Latin alphabet (for any inscriptions when used with titles) → |
| status | official flag of the Royal Air Force → |
| symbolizes |
British military aviation
→
Royal Air Force → |
| usedAt |
Royal Air Force ceremonial events
→
RAF High Wycombe →
surface form:
Royal Air Force headquarters
Royal Air Force →
surface form:
Royal Air Force museums
Royal Air Force stations → Royal Air Force training establishments → |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force Air Cadets
→
surface form:
Air Training Corps
UK Cadet Forces →
surface form:
Combined Cadet Force (RAF sections)
Royal Air Force → Royal Air Force Air Cadets → RAF Regiment →
surface form:
Royal Air Force Regiment
Royal Auxiliary Air Force → |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
→
commemorative events → identification of Royal Air Force property → parades → |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
this entity surface form:
Flags of the Royal Air Force
this entity surface form:
Flags of the Royal Air Force
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
this entity surface form:
RAF Ensign (senior officer distinguishing flag)
this entity surface form:
RAF Ensign (Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief flag)
this entity surface form:
RAF Ensign (Chief of the Air Staff flag)
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign