Polish Air Force checkerboard
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The Polish Air Force checkerboard is the distinctive red-and-white national insignia used on Polish military aircraft.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polish military emblems | 1 |
| Polish military flags | 1 |
| szachownica lotnicza | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft insignia
ⓘ
national insignia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Polish Air Force checkerboard
ⓘ
surface form:
szachownica lotnicza
|
| appliesTo |
combat aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ training aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| basedOn | personal emblem of Stefan Stec ⓘ |
| border | narrow outline ⓘ |
| changedDesign | 1993 ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Polish air force tradition ⓘ |
| designChangeReason | to place white fields in upper-left and lower-right positions ⓘ |
| graphicType | geometric design ⓘ |
| hasQuadrants | 4 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1918 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Polish Air Force pilot Stefan Stec ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national military marking of Poland ⓘ |
| orientationRule |
white square must be in the lower-right corner
ⓘ
white square must be in the upper-left corner ⓘ |
| pattern | checkerboard ⓘ |
| previousDesignFeature | red fields in upper-left and lower-right positions ⓘ |
| regulates | Polish military aviation markings ⓘ |
| represents | identity of Polish military aviation ⓘ |
| shape | square ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Ministry of National Defence of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Ministry of National Defence
|
| symbolizes | Polish national colors ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Polish Air Force
ⓘ
Polish Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Air Forces in exile
Polish military aviation ⓘ Polish Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
postwar Polish Air Force
|
| usedDuring |
Polish–Soviet War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Polish military aircraft
ⓘ
aircraft fuselage ⓘ aircraft tail ⓘ aircraft wings ⓘ |
| usedSince | early years of Polish independence after World War I ⓘ |
| visibilityPurpose | aircraft identification ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
szachownica lotnicza
this entity surface form:
Polish military emblems
this entity surface form:
Polish military flags