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![[King's colours for RAF]](../images/g/gb^kcraf.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 October 2010
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It is a squarish flag in light greyish blue. The Union Jack is in its canton.
In its centre is a golden cypher of King George VI topped by a royal crown in
natural colours, and in the lower fly-end the roundel of the RAF. The flag is
fringed silver and blue. The size is 45” square excluding fringes cords and it
is carried on a staff 8’6” high surmounted by a royal crown. The colour was
approved in December 1947.
Source: Barraclough
(1969), p.86; image plate XIII
Klaus-Michael Schneider 24 October
2010
![[King’s Colour of RAF College in Cranwell]](../images/g/gb^rafclg.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 October 2010
It is a squarish flag in light greyish blue. In its centre is the badge of
the College. It is an annulet (white according to description but golden
according to image) edged with gold and containing a inscription in golden
capitals. “ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE CRANWELL”. The annulet is topped by the royal
crown in natural colours. In the centre of the annulet is a figure of Daedalos,
the father of Icaros. The latter, though warned by his father, died trying to
approach the sun by using self made wings. A silver wreath of laurel is running
the whole length of the periphery. The flag is fringed silver and blue.
The
design was approved by King George VI on 20 June 1950
Source:
Barraclough (1969), p.87;
image plate XIII
Klaus-Michael Schneider 24 October
2010