Civil air ensign

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A civil air ensign is a flag (or a variation thereof) which represents civil aviation in a country or organization. Typically, it is flown from buildings connected with the administration of civil aviation and it may also be flown by airlines of the appropriate country. [1] A civil air ensign is the equivalent of the civil ensign which represents merchant shipping. Not all countries have civil air ensigns and those without usually fly their national flags instead.

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List of civil air ensigns

Countries

FlagCountryDateNameDescription
Civil Air Ensign of Australia.svg Australia 1948present Australian Civil Aviation Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Commonwealth Star and the five stars of the Southern Cross superimposed. [2]
Civil Air Ensign of Fiji.svg Fiji 1970presentFijian Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Fijian coat of arms superimposed.
Civil Air Ensign of Ghana.svg Ghana 1957presentGhanaian Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly.
Civil Air Ensign of Guyana.svg Guyana 1966presentGuyanese Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Flag of Guyana in the canton.
Civil Ensign of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1972–present Roude Léiw An ensign as the banner of arms of Luxembourg. Also used as the Luxembourgish civil ensign. [3]
Civil Air Ensign of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1938–present New Zealand Civil Air Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross as seen from New Zealand in the fourth quarter
Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1951presentPakistan Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design. [4]
Civil Air Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1931present British Civil Air Ensign A light blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and a dark blue Saint George's cross fimbriated white placed overall.
Civil Air Ensign of Zambia.svg Zambia 1965presentZambian Civil Air EnsignOn a field of sky blue an alighting eagle gold set within a ring quartered in the colours of the Republic of Zambia thus. In the first quarter green, on the hoist side orange, in the fly side red and in the base black.

Organizations

FlagEntityDateNameDescription
Flag of ICAO.svg International Civil Aviation Organization 1993–presentInternational Civil Aviation Organization flagA flag bearing the ICAO emblem similar in size, colour and general layout as the United Nations flag. [5]

List of former civil air ensigns

FlagCountryDateNameDescription
Civil Air Ensign of Australia (1935-1948).svg Australia 19351948 Australian Civil Aviation Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Commonwealth Star quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross superimposed in gold.
Flag of the Air Board of Canada (1922-1923).svg Canada 19221923Canadian Civil Aviation EnsignLight blue, in the dexter canton the Union and in the centre of the fly of the flag on a red shield edged with white, an albatross, white, with wings extended over three maple leaves conjoined on one stem, proper. Briefly used by the Air Board.
Civil Air Ensign of Ghana (1964-1966).svg Ghana 19641966Ghanaian Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly.
Flag of the Hellenic Air Force (1973-1978).svg Greece 19351978Greek Civil Air EnsignA white cross on a blue field with a Greek roundel in the centre. Also used as the ensign of the Hellenic Air Force (1973–1978).
Civil Air Ensign of South Africa (obsolete).svg South Africa 1930sSouth African Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the 1928 flag of South Africa in the canton.
Flag of the Aeroflot.svg Soviet Union 1961–1991Flag of the Aeroflot

References

  1. "Dictionary of Vexillology: C (Cinquefoil - Civil Jack)".
  2. "The Civil Air Ensign". www.airwaysmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. "Luxembourg: Air ensign and roundel".
  4. "Radioprotezione.it".
  5. "The Postal History of ICAO". www.icao.int. Archived from the original on 2015-05-13.