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image by Zoltan Horvath, 16 June 2024
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The flag of the Irish Air Corps is ultramarine blue, the canton (upper hoist) of which has the badge of the Irish Defence Forces in gold. The centre of the flag has the Irish Air Corps badge in gold. In the lower fly is the Irish Air Corps roundel, and diagonal stripes behind (here in red-blue-yellow), features typical of ceremonial flags (colours) of the Irish military, as far as I can tell from a closer study of the few relevant flag images available on the Internet.
Base for image taken
from the official website of the Irish Defence
Force.
Miles Li, 6 January 2003, 26 May 2006
images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 June 2024
The initial marking at the beginning of the Irish air forces was a roundel of
green-white-orange, later standardized into green-white-orange stripes,
and during 1939-1954 into the shape of the so-called "Celtic boss" in green and
orange (similar to a yin-yang emblem). Sometimes this was placed on a white
square. Since 1954 the tricolour "Celtic boss" has been used. (source: Cochrane
and Elliott, 1998)
Željko Heimer, 30 January 2002
images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 June 2024
Aer Chor na h-Eireann
was established on February 1922 (renamed Oct. 1924).
The 1922-1923 roundel was a classic orange-white-green with rudder stripes.
In 1923 it was replaced by wing stripes and rudder stripes.
Željko Heimer, 30 January 2002
images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 June 2024
In 1939 a "Celtic boss" roundel was adopted of two colors. Cochrane
and Elliott, 1998 show the absence of tail insignia as seen also at
this site
(note the roundel on a white plate as reported above) but
this image does show
a fin flash.
Željko Heimer, 30 January 2002
images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 June 2024
Another change occurred in 1954 added white to the roundel. Again Cochrane
and Elliott, 1998 and also Wheeler 1986
showed no tail insignia while in reality there is a fin flash. See examples
here,
here, and
here.
Dov Gutterman, 17 June 2004