RAF roundel

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military aircraft insignia military symbol national roundel

The RAF roundel is the distinctive circular insignia featuring concentric colored rings used to identify aircraft and equipment of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Air Force roundel 2
Royal Flying Corps aircraft markings 1
Type B roundel 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft insignia ⓘ
military symbol ⓘ
national roundel ⓘ
appliesTo military aircraft ⓘ
military equipment ⓘ
military vehicles ⓘ
basedOn French Air Force roundel ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
colorScheme blue-white-red concentric rings ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasDesignFeature concentric circles ⓘ
hasPart inner disc ⓘ
middle ring ⓘ
outer ring ⓘ
hasVariant Type A roundel ⓘ
RAF roundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Type B roundel

Type C roundel ⓘ
Type D roundel ⓘ
low-visibility roundel ⓘ
influenced British mod subculture iconography ⓘ
inspired mod roundel ⓘ
notableUser Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Bomber Command

RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
partOf Royal Air Force heraldry ⓘ
precededBy Union Jack aircraft markings ⓘ
regulatesBy UK government ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
relatedTo RAF ensign ⓘ
Royal Air Force badge ⓘ
fin flash ⓘ
shape circle ⓘ
symbolizes British air power ⓘ
Royal Air Force identity ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom armed forces
usedDuring 21st century ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
usedFor aircraft recognition ⓘ
friend-or-foe identification ⓘ
national identification ⓘ
usedOn RAF buildings ⓘ
RAF uniforms ⓘ
RAF vehicles ⓘ
usedSince 1915 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

RAF Ensign → designElement → RAF roundel ⓘ
RAF ensign → fly → RAF roundel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force roundel
RAF roundel → hasVariant → RAF roundel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Type B roundel
French Air Force roundel → inspired → RAF roundel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force roundel
RFC roundel → militaryBranch → RAF roundel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Flying Corps aircraft markings
RFC roundel → predecessorOf → RAF roundel ⓘ
RAF Ensign → roundel → RAF roundel ⓘ
RAF ensign → roundelType → RAF roundel ⓘ
Royal Air Force → symbol → RAF roundel ⓘ