Ireland: Air Corps (original) (raw)
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[ ](../images/i/ie^airc.gif)image by Zoltan Horvath, 16 June 2024
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Description of the flag
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
Aircraft Markings
Irish National Army Air Service roundel & fin flash 1922-1923
[](../images/i/ie^a22.gif) [](../images/i/ie^a22e.jpg)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
Irish Air Corps roundel & fin flash 1923-1939
[](../images/i/ie^f23.gif) [ ](../images/i/ie^f23e.jpg)images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 16 June 2024
Aer Chor na h-Eireannwas 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
Irish Air Corps roundel & fin flash 1939-1954
[](../images/i/ie^f39.gif) [ ](../images/i/ie^f39e.jpg)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 atthis site(note the roundel on a white plate as reported above) butthis image does show a fin flash.
Željko Heimer, 30 January 2002
Irish Air Corps roundel & fin flash 1954-
[](../images/i/ie^f54.gif) [ ](../images/i/ie^f54e.jpg) 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 1986showed no tail insignia while in reality there is a fin flash. See exampleshere,here, andhere.
Dov Gutterman, 17 June 2004