Russian Air Force

Last modified: 2005-05-07 by antónio martins
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Description of the flag

On official web-site of Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation (this page) is official images of flags of Army (Land forces) and Air Force, authorized by the order of Minister of Defence on June, 5, 2004

The flag of Air forces represents a rectangular bilateral cloth of blue color. In the center of flag — is image crossed silver apropeller and an antiaircraft gun on silver soaring wings. From the center of flag to corners and edges 14 extending yellow beams miss, the width of each of which at edges of a flag makes 1/12 his width. Four beams are directed to corners of flag, two — to the middle of the top and bottom edges of flag, and the others — are in regular intervals distributed in intervals between them. The attitude of width of a flag to his length — two three. The attitude of width of wingspan to length of a flag — one to two.

Mikhail Revnivtsev, 07 Jun 2004

Previous flag, 2000-2004 (?)

On 12 June I saw this flag on TV. At the centre of the flag is the Air Forceʼs emblem — twoheads eagle with Órossed propeller and sword.
Nikolay Khimenkov, 13 Jun 2000

This image was made assuming that the background is gyronny of 28 pieces, being divided in equiangular “sectors” of approx. 13°. I further interpreted the image as having four rays touching each of the two vertical edges of the flag, which delivered the unusual ratio of ~12:25 — or rather 1 : sin(^2pi/₇).
António Martins, 26 May 2000

Incorrect depiction

According to the “Russian Aviation Page” (image mirrowed here), the new Russian Air Force flag features a double-headed eagle (as appeares on the current Russian coat-of-arms) at the centre, and this flag has no sun-disc.
Miles Li, 12 Sep 1998

On 12 June I saw this flag on TV. The emblem at the centre of the flag is the Air Force's emblem, not Russia's coat-of-arms.
Nikolay Khimenkov, 13 Jun 2000

Previous flag, 1992-1999 (?)

Since the end of the Soviet Union the Russian Air Force retained the previous flag, except that the hammer and sickle (but not the red star!) was removed.
Miles Li, 09 Apr 1998