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Royal Australian Air Force Staff Flags

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Service Distinguishing Flags

Chapter 11, Annex I, of the RAAF Manual of Ceremonial, AAP 5135.002, which is downloadable at this Air Cadet Corps site, shows "service distinguishing flags" of the follwoing senior officials and officers:

Joe McMillan, 22 November 2003


Chief of Air Force flag

[Chief of Air Force] by Joe McMillan, 22 November 2003

The Chief of Air Force (formerly Chief of Air Staff) flag is a vertical tricolour air force blue-dark blue-air force blue fimbriated red, with a gold wedge-tailed eagle overall. The colours are derived from triangular shoulder patches worn by members of the Australian Flying Corps during World War I.

The Chief of Air Staff formerly flew the RAAF Ensign.
Miles Li, 27 February 2002

According to the RAAF Manual of Ceremonial, AAP 5135.002, which is downloadable at this Air Cadet Corps site, this is a masthead flag only, as described for the Chief of Defence Force. The Chief of the Air Force uses the RAAF ensign as his car flag.
Joe McMillan, 22 November 2003


Air Officer commanding a command

[Air officer commanding a command] by Joe McMillan, 22 November 2003

Air Officer Commanding a command - Light blue, 1:2, with gold astral crown. Car flag only.
Source: Chapter 11, Annex I, of the RAAF Manual of Ceremonial, AAP 5135.002, which is downloadable at this Air Cadet Corps site.
Joe McMillan, 22 November 2003


Officer of air rank commanding a base or independent unit

[officer of air rank commanding a base or independent unit] by Joe McMillan, 22 November 2003

Light blue, 1:2, with gold astral crown superimposed on RAAF roundel. Car flag only.
Source: Chapter 11, Annex I, of the RAAF Manual of Ceremonial, AAP 5135.002, which is downloadable at this Air Cadet Corps site.
(An officer of air