Det Danske Luftfartselskab (Denmark)

Last modified: 2025-08-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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Flag since the 1930s

This is the former flag of Det Danske Luftfartselskabt, one of the predecessors of SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System). In use 1930s - 1940s.
Miles Li, 7 Mar 2015

The emblem seems similar to that of Det Norske. Is this coincidence, or was there a shared history as well as a shared future?
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 7 Mar 2015

It depends on how we define coincidence. Many airlines of that era, particularly European ones, used as their logos variants of a flying bird, often inside a circle.
Miles Li, 8 Mar 2015

Improved/corrected flag image created.
Miles Li, 10 Mar 2015

Flag since 1947

On 26 July 1947 the Ministry of State approved a defaced (rectangular) Dannebrog flag (Danish: stutflag med mærke) with a badge in canton. The badge showed a a white seagull exceeding a white circle by his wings. Badge reconstruction is based on former image of Miles Li.
Source: Pedersen 1979, p.169
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2025

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