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Military aircraft insignia are insignia applied to

military aircraft A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat: * Combat aircraft are designed to destroy enemy equi ...

to identify the

nation A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective Identity (social science), identity of a group of people unde ...

or branch of military service to which the aircraft belong. Many insignia are in the form of a circular

roundel A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of diff ...

or modified roundel; other shapes such as stars, crosses, squares, or triangles are also used. Insignia are often displayed on the sides of the

fuselage The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraf ...

, the upper and lower surfaces of the

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is e ...

s, as well as on the

fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ...

rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...

of an aircraft, although considerable variation can be found amongst different air arms and within specific air arms over time.

History

France

The first use of national insignia on military aircraft was before the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

by the French ''Aéronautique Militaire'', which mandated the application of

s in 1912.Kershaw, Andrew: ''The First War Planes, Friend Or Foe, National Aircraft Markings'', pages 41–44. BCP Publishing, 1971. The chosen design was the French national

cockade A cockade is a knot of ribbons, or other circular- or oval-shaped symbol of distinctive colours which is usually worn on a hat or cap. Eighteenth century In the 18th and 19th centuries, coloured cockades were used in Europe to show the allegia ...

, which consisted of a blue-white-red emblem, going outwards from center to rim, mirroring the colours of the

French flag The national flag of France (french: link=no, drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the ''Tricolour'' (), although the flag of Ireland ...

. In addition, aircraft rudders were painted the same colours in vertical stripes, with the blue vertical stripe of the tricolors forwardmost. Similar national cockades were designed and adopted for use as aircraft roundels by the air forces of other countries, including the U.S. Army Air Service.

Germany

Of all the early operators of military aircraft, Germany was unusual in not using "round" roundels. After evaluating several possible markings, including a black, red and white checkerboard, a similarly coloured roundel, and black stripes, it chose a black "iron" cross on a square white field, as it was already in use on various flags and reflected Germany's heritage as the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...

. The Imperial German Army's mobilization led to orders in September 1914 to paint all-black ''Eisernes Kreuz'' (iron cross) insignia with wide-flared arms over a white field — usually square in shape — on the wings and tails of all aircraft flown by its air arm, then known as the ''Fliegertruppe des Deutschen Kaiserreiches''. The fuselage was also usually marked with a cross on each side, but this was optional. The form and location of the initial cross was largely up to the painter, which led to considerable variation, and even to the white portion being omitted. An iron cross with explicit proportions superseded the first cross in July 1916. Initially, this second cross was also painted on a white field, but in October it was reduced to a 5 cm border completely surrounding the cross, even the ends of the flared arms. That same month, the Army's air arm was renamed ''Deutsche

Luftstreitkräfte The ''Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte'' (, German Air Force)—known before October 1916 as (Flyer Troops)—was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. In English-language sources it is usually referred to as the Imperial German Air Service, alth ...

''. In March 1918, a straight black cross with narrow white borders on all sides of the cross was ordered, but proportions were not set until April, resulting in many of those repainted in the field having non-standard proportions. This was then replaced in May by a narrower, straight-armed cross that extended the full chord of wings, with the white border restricted to the sides of the cross's bars. In June, it ceased to be used full chord, with the bars all being the same length. The white on any of these could be omitted when used on a white background, and sometimes on the rudder or on night bombers. Buchon - Duxford (30045908557)

Much like the French roundel, variations of the cross would be used on countries allied with Germany, including the

Austro-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

(combined with red-white-red stripes on the wings until 1916), Bulgaria, Croatia (stylized as a leaf), Hungary (reversed colors), Romania (a blue-rimmed yellow cross with the tricolor roundel in the middle; the shape was also the stylized monogram of the monarch), and Slovakia (blue cross with a red dot in the middle). With the dissolution of the German Army's Luftstreitkräfte in May 1920, military insignia would disappear until the rise of the

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, which imposed new rules on aircraft in 1937, starting with the use of the German red/white/black flag on the tails' starboard side of all aircraft, with the port side showing a Nazi Party flag. When the

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

's re-establishment was made official, these markings were used by military aircraft, while the 1918 ''Balkenkreuz'' crosses were reintroduced. Two standardized proportions of the crosses were introduced by July 1939, with differing widths for the quartet of white "flanks" on each insignia. When camouflage was introduced prior to the invasion of

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, the flags were dispensed with, replacing them with a black and white swastika on both sides of the tail. During the ensuing war, the crosses would be further simplified, leaving only the borders in a contrasting colour. After the Second World War,

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reverted to using a variation of the 1916 iron cross, using the white "flanks" of the ''Balkenkreuz'' following the now-curved sides of each arm, while

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

used a diamond marking based on their flag, with the coat of arms from the flag. The reunification of Germany in 1990 resulted in the West German iron cross replacing the East German insignia for German military aircraft.

United Kingdom and British Commonwealth nations

The British

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(RFC) abandoned their original painted Union Flags because, from a distance, they looked too much like the ''Eisernes Kreuz'' (

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia est ...

) used on German aircraft. The

Royal Naval Air Service The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy, under the direction of the Admiralty's Air Department, and existed formally from 1 July 1914 to 1 April 1918, when it was merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps t ...

used either a plain red ring (with the clear-doped linen covering forming the light coloured centre), or a red-rimmed white circle on their wings for a short period — almost exactly resembling those in simultaneous use by the

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predecessors of today's

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— before both British air arms adopted a roundel resembling the French one, but with the colours reversed, (red-white-blue from centre to rim). The two separate air arms joined to form the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

on April 1, 1918. The British roundel design, with variations in proportions and shades, has existed in one form or another to this very day. The

RCAF The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environme ...

roundel was based on the RAF roundel used previously on Canadian military aircraft. From World War I onwards, a variant of the British red-white-blue roundel with the white omitted has been used on

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d aircraft, which between the wars meant night bombers. During the

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, the colours were toned down and the proportions adjusted to reduce the brightness of the roundel, with the white being reduced to a thin line, or eliminated. In the Asia-Pacific region, the red inner circle of roundels was painted white or light blue to avoid confusion with ''

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'' markings on

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ese aircraft (still used by the

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to this day), much as the United States roundel omitted the red for the same reason. After the

, the

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roundel design was modified by Commonwealth air forces, with the central red disc replaced with a red

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Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

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); the South African version of the RAF roundel existed until 1958.

United States

Low-visibility insignia

In the later stages of the World War I, the British

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started using roundels without conspicuous white circles on night-flying aircraft, such as the

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. As early as 1942-43, and again in recent decades, "low-visibility" insignia have increasingly been used on

d aircraft. These have subdued, low-contrast colours (often shades of grey or black) and frequently take the form of stenciled outlines. Previously, low-visibility markings were used to increase ambiguity as to whose aircraft it was, and to avoid compromising the camouflage, all while still complying with international norms governing recognition markings. The World War II German

often used such "low-visibility" versions of their national ''

Balkenkreuz The ''Balkenkreuz'' () is a straight-armed cross that was first introduced in 1916–1918 and later became the emblem of the ''Wehrmacht'' (German Armed Forces) and its branches from 1935 until the end of World War II. It was used by the '' Wehr ...

'' insignia from the mid-war period through to V-E Day, omitting the central black "core" cross and only using the "flanks" of the cross instead, in either black or white versions, which was often done (as an outline only) to the vertical fin or rudder's swastika as well.

Fin flashes

In addition to insignia displayed on military aircraft wings and fuselages, usually in the form of roundels, a fin flash may also be displayed on the fin or rudder. A fin flash often takes the form of vertical, horizontal or slanted stripes in the same colours as the main insignia, and may be referred to as "rudder stripes" if they appear on the

rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...

instead of the fin, as with the French

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. Alternatively, a national flag or a roundel may be used.

Current insignia of national air forces

Images shown in the following sections are as they appear on the left side of the aircraft (i.e. with the left side of the fin flash leading). In cases where there are no asymmetrical details, such as coats of arms or text that cannot be reversed, the image may be reversed for the right side (such as with the Royal Air Force fin flash) to keep the same side forward, much as with a flag. When a national flag is used, the left side of the aircraft often displays the back side of the flag as it is normally flown. Exceptions include the German Third Reich's ostensibly "civilian" aircraft in the 1930s, which used the old black-white-red German flag on the right side of the fin and rudder and the

flag on the left side. For some countries, a low-visibility variant is also used to avoid compromising aircraft

, and in some cases, to avoid producing a hot spot visible to

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Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

, File:Roundel of the Czech Republic.svg, {{center,

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

, File:Roundel of the Czech Republic - Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Denmark.svg, {{center,

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

, File:Roundel of Djibouti.svg, {{center,

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

, File:Roundel of the Dominican Republic.svg, {{center,

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

, File:Roundel of the Dominican Republic – Low Visibility – Type 2.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Ecuador.svg, {{center,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, File:Roundel of Ecuador - Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Egypt.svg, {{center,

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

, File:Roundel of Equatorial Guinea.svg, {{center,

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

, File:Roundel of El Salvador.svg, {{center,

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

, File:Roundel of Eritrea.svg, {{center,

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

, File:Roundel of Estonia.svg, {{center,

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

, File:New roundel of Ethiopia.svg, {{center,

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, File:Finnish air force roundel.svg, {{center,

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, File:Roundel of France.svg, {{center,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, File:Roundel of the French Fleet Air Arm.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of the French Fleet Air Arm Lowvis.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation,
low visibility) , File:Roundel of Gabon.svg, {{center,

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

, File:Roundel of Georgia.svg, {{center,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, File:Roundel of Germany – Type 1 – Border.svg, {{center,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, File:Roundel of Ghana.svg, {{center,

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

, File:Roundel of Greece.svg, {{center,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

, File:Greece Naval Lowvis Roundel.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Guatemalan Air Force roundel.svg, {{center,

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

, File:Roundel of Guatemala %E2%80%93 Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibilty) , File:Roundel of Guinea.svg, {{center,

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, File:Honduran Air Force insignia.svg, {{center,

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

, File:Roundel of Hungary.svg, {{center,

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

, File:Roundel of Hungary - Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Flag of Iceland (state).svg, {{center,

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

, File:Roundel of India.svg, {{center,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, File:Roundel of Indonesia.svg, {{center,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, File:Roundel of Indonesia – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Indonesia - Army Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Army Aviation) , File:Roundel of Indonesia – Army Aviation – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(Army Aviation,
low visibility) , File:Roundel of Indonesia – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Indonesia – Naval Aviation – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation,
low visibility) , File:Roundel of Iran.svg, {{center,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, File:Roundel of Iraq.svg, {{center,

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, File:Roundel of Ireland.svg, {{center,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, File:Roundel of Israel.svg, {{center,

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, File:Roundel of the Italian Air Force.svg, {{center,

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

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(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Jamaica.svg, {{center,

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

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(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Jordan.svg, {{center,

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, File:Roundel of Kazakhstan.svg, {{center,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

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Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

, File:Roundel of Kuwait.svg, {{center,

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

, File:Roundel of Kyrgyzstan.svg, {{center,

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

, File:Roundel of Laos.svg, {{center,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, File:Roundel of Latvia.svg, {{center,

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, File:Roundel of Lebanon.svg, {{center,

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, File:Roundel of Lebanon – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:LesothoAir Force roundel.svg, {{center,

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

, File:Free Libyan Air Force roundel.svg, {{center,

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

, File:Roundel of Lithuania.svg, {{center,

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

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Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

, File:Roundel of Malawi.svg, {{center,

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, File:Roundel of Malaysia – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of the Maldives.svg, {{center,

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

, File:IMG Mali Roundel.svg, {{center,

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

, File:Roundel of Malta.svg, {{center,

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

, File:Roundel of Mauritania.svg, {{center,

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

, File:Roundel of Mauritius.svg, {{center,

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

, File:Roundel of Mexico.svg, {{center,

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, File:Roundel of Mexico – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Mexico - Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

Mexican Naval Aviation Mexican Naval Aviation (FAN; es, Fuerza AeroNaval, , Naval Air Force), is the naval air arm of the Mexican Navy. The Mexican Navy is divided into two naval fleets: Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. History Naval aviation in Mexico dates back f ...

, File:Roundel of Moldova.svg, {{center,

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

, File:Soyombo yellow.svg, {{center,

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

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Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

, File:Roundel of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.svg, {{center,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

, File:Roundel of Morocco – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Mozambique.svg, {{center,

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, File:Roundel of Nepal.svg, {{center,

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, File:Roundel of the Netherlands – Low Visibility – Type 1.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of the Netherlands Low-Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility, alternate) , File:Roundel of New Zealand.svg, {{center,

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, File:Roundel of New Zealand – Low Visibility – Type 2.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Niger.svg, {{center,

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesNigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, File:Roundel of Nigeria – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of North Korea.svg, {{center,

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

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North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, File:Roundel of Norway - Low Visibility - Type 2.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Omani Air Force insignia.svg, {{center,

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

, File:Roundel of Pakistan.svg, {{center,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, File:Roundel of Pakistan – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Pakistan – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Naval Air Arm) , File:Roundel of Panama.svg, {{center,

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

, File:Roundel of Panama – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Papua New Guinea.svg, {{center,

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, File:Roundel of Paraguay.svg, {{center,

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

, File:Roundel of Peru.svg, {{center,

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, File:Roundel of Peru – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Peru – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Peru – Naval Aviation – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(Naval Aviation,
low visibility) , File:Roundel of the Philippines.svg, {{center,

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, File:Roundel of the Philippines - Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Poland.svg, {{center,

, File:Roundel of Portugal.svg, {{center,

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, File:Roundel of Portugal – Low Visibility.svg, {{center,

(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Qatar.svg, {{center,

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

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(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Senegal.svg, {{center, Senegalese Air Force, Senegal , File:Roundel of Serbia.svg, {{center, Serbian Air Force and Air Defence, Serbia , File:Roundel of Serbia Air Force Low Visibility.svg, {{center, Serbian Air Force and Air Defence, Serbia
(low visibility) , File:Seychelles Coast Guard Aviation Insigna.svg, {{center, Military of Seychelles, Seychelles , File:Roundel of Sierra Leone.svg, {{center, Military of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone , , {{center, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore , File:Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg, {{center, Slovak Air Force, Slovakia , File:Roundel of Slovakia – Low Visibility.svg, {{center, Slovak Air Force, Slovakia
(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Slovenia.svg, {{center, Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence, Slovenia , File:Roundel of South Africa.svg, {{center, South African Air Force, South Africa , File:Roundel of South Africa – Low Visibility.svg, {{center, South African Air Force, South Africa
(low visibility) , File:Roundel of South Korea.svg, {{center, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea , File:Roundel of South Korea – Low Visibility.svg, {{center, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea
(low visibility) , File:Roundel of South Korea - Naval Aviation.svg, {{center, Republic of Korea Navy, South Korea
(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of the Spanish Air Force.svg, {{center, Spanish Air and Space Force, Spain , File:Roundel of Sri Lanka.svg, {{center, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka , File:Roundel of Sudan.svg, {{center, Sudanese Air Force, Sudan , File:Roundel of Suriname.svg, {{center, Suriname Air Force, Suriname , File:Roundel of Sweden.svg, {{center, Swedish Air Force, Sweden , File:Roundel of Sweden - Low Visibility.svg, {{center, Swedish Air Force, Sweden
(low visibility) , File:Roundel of Switzerland.svg, {{center, Swiss Air Force, Switzerland , File:Roundel of Syria.svg, {{center, Syrian Air Force, Syria , File:Roundel of Tajikistan.svg, {{center, Tajik Air Force, Tajikistan , File:Roundel of Thailand.svg, {{center, Royal Thai Air Force, Thailand , File:Roundel of Togo.svg, {{center, Military of Togo, Togo , File:Roundel of Transnistria.svg, {{center, Military of Transnistria, Transnistria , File:Roundel of Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg, {{center, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force#Air Guard, Trinidad and Tobago , File:Roundel of Tunisia.svg, {{center, Tunisian Air Force, Tunisia , File:Roundel of Turkey.svg, {{center, Turkish Air Force, Turkey , File:Turkmenistan Air Force Roundel.svg, {{center, Turkmen Air Force, Turkmenistan , File:Roundel of Uganda - Type 1.svg, {{center, Uganda Air Force, Uganda , File:Roundel of Uganda - Type 2.svg, {{center, Uganda Air Force, Uganda
(Alternate) , File:Roundel of Ukraine.svg, {{center, Ukrainian Air Force, Ukraine , File:Roundel of Ukraine – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center, Ukrainian Navy, Ukraine
(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of the United Arab Emirates.svg, {{center, United Arab Emirates Air Force, United Arab Emirates , File:Roundel of the United Arab Emirates – Low Visibility – Type 1.svg, {{center, United Arab Emirates Air Force, United Arab Emirates
(low visibility) , File:RAF roundel.svg, {{center, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom , File:RAF Lowvis Army roundel.svg, {{center, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
(low visibility) , File:Low-visibility-RAF-Roundel.svg, {{center, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
(low visibility, light) , File:Roundel of the USAF.svg, {{center, United States Air Force, United States , File:Roundel of the USAF (low visibility ).svg, {{center, United States Air Force, United States
(low visibility) , File:USAF low visibility roundel.svg, {{center, United States Air Force, United States
(low visibility, Alternate) , File:Roundel of Uruguay.svg, {{center, Uruguayan Air Force, Uruguay , File:Uruguay Naval Aviation fuzelage mark.svg, {{center, National Navy of Uruguay#Uruguayan Naval Aviation, Uruguay
(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Uzbekistan.svg, {{center, Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces, Uzbekistan , File:Roundel of Venezuela.svg, {{center, Bolivarian Military Aviation, Venezuela , File:Roundel of Venezuela – Naval Aviation.svg, {{center, Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela, Venezuela
(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Vietnam.svg, {{center, Vietnam People's Air Force, Vietnam , File:Roundel of Yemen.svg, {{center, Yemeni Air Force, Yemen , File:Roundel of Zambia.svg, {{center, Zambian Air Force, Zambia , File:Roundel of Zimbabwe.svg, {{center, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Government insignia

{{gallery, width=120, height=120, noborder=yes, whitebg=no , File:CivilDefence.svg, {{center, Civil Defence, International Symbol of Civil Defence , File:Roundel_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg, {{center, Civil Air Patrol , File:Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg, {{center, Hong Kong Government Flying Service , File:NATO OTAN Insignia.svg, {{center, NATO , File:Roundel of Poland – Border Guard.svg, {{center, Border Guard (Poland), Poland
(Border Guard) , File:UN emblem blue.svg, {{center, United Nations , File:Mark of the United States Coast Guard.svg, {{center, United States Coast Guard#Aircraft, US Coast Guard

Former insignia of national air forces

{{gallery, width=120, height=120, noborder=yes, whitebg=no , File:Roundel of Abkhazia - Type 3.svg, {{center, Abkhazian Air Force, Abkhazia
, File:Dubaï. roundel aircraft.svg, {{center, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
(1968–1976) , File:Roundel of Afghanistan Air Force (1924-1929).svg, {{center, Afghan Air Force, Afghanistan
(1924–1928) , File:Roundel of Afghanistan (1937–1947).svg, {{center, Kingdom of Afghanistan
(1929–1965) , File:Roundel of the Afghan Air Force (1948-1979).svg, {{center, Afghan Air Force, Afghanistan
(1965–1978) , File:Roundel of Afghanistan (1978–1980).svg, {{center, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan#Military, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
(1979–1983) , File:Roundel of the Afghan Air Force (1983-1992).svg, {{center, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan#Military, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
(1983–1992) , File:Roundel of Afghanistan (1992-2002).svg, {{center, Islamic State of Afghanistan
(1992–2002) , File:Afghan National Air Force roundel.svg, {{center, Afghan Air Force, Afghanistan
(2010–2021) , File:Albanian Air Force Roundel Pre-1958.svg, {{center, Albanian Air Force, People's Socialist Republic of Albania
(1962–1992) , File:Roundel of Algeria 1962.svg, {{center,

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

(1962–1964) , File:Roundel of Angola (1975-1980).svg, {{center,

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

(1975–1980) , File:Roundel of Angola (1980-2011).svg, {{center,

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

(1980–2011) , File:Roundel of Argentina (Naval Aviation).svg, {{center, Argentine Naval Aviation, Argentina
(Naval Aviation) , File:Roundel of Australia 1942.svg, {{center,

(1942–1946) , File:Austria-Hungary Air force 1914-1916.svg, {{center, Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops, Austro-Hungarian Empire
(1914–1916) , File:German Empire air force inisgnia.svg, {{center, Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops, Austro-Hungarian Empire
(1918) , File:Roundel of Benin (1975-1990).svg, {{center, Benin Armed Forces#Air Force, People's Republic of Benin
(1975–1990) , File:Roundel of Biafra (1967–1970).svg, {{center, Biafran Armed Forces#Air_wing, Republic of Biafra
(1967–1970) , File:Bophuthatswana Air Force Insignia.svg, {{center, Bophuthatswana Air Force, Bophuthatswana
(1987–1994) , File:Brazilian Air Force WW2 roundel.svg, {{center, Brazilian Air Force
(1943–1945) , File:German Empire air force inisgnia.svg, {{center, Bulgarian Air Force, Kingdom of Bulgaria
1915–1918 , File:Roundel of Bulgaria (1937-1941).svg, {{center, Bulgarian Air Force, Kingdom of Bulgaria
1938–1941 , File:Roundel of Bulgaria (1941–1944).svg, {{center, Bulgarian Air Force, Kingdom of Bulgaria
(1941–1944) , File:Roundel of Bulgaria (1944–1946).svg, {{center, Bulgarian Air Force, Kingdom of Bulgaria
(1944–1946) , File:Roundel of Bulgaria (1946-1992).svg, {{center, Bulgarian Air Force, People's Republic of Bulgaria
(1946–1992) , File:Roundel of the Royal Canadian Air Force (1946-1965).svg, {{center,

(1946–1965) , File:Chinese Roundel 1916-1920.svg, {{center, Republic of China Air Force, Republic of China
(1916–1920) , File:Chinese Air Force Roundel 1920-1921.svg, {{center, Republic of China
(1920–1928) , File:Roundel of the Republic of China-Nanjing 1940-1945.svg, {{center, Collaborationist Chinese Army, Wang Jingwei regime
(1940–1945) , File:Roundel of the Republic of China Air force.svg, {{center,

(1928–1991) , File:RAC Roundel 1946-1949.svg, {{center, Communist-controlled China (1927–1949), Communist China People's Liberation Army Air Force, Air Force
(1946–1949) , File:PLAAF Roundel 1946-1949 Ki.svg, {{center, Communist-controlled China (1927–1949), Communist China People's Liberation Army Air Force, Air Force
(1946–1949) , File:PLAAF Roundel 1946-1949.svg, {{center, Communist-controlled China (1927–1949), Communist China People's Liberation Army Air Force, Air Force
(1946–1949) , File:Roundel of Colombia (1927-1953).svg, {{center,

(1927–1953) , File:Roundel of Congo 1970.svg, {{center, People's Republic of Congo , File:Congo Air force roundel variant.svg, {{center,

, File:Roundel of the Air Section of the Costa Rica Ministry of Public Security.svg, {{center, Military of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
(1964–1994) , File:Roundel of the Croatian Air Force 1941.svg, {{center, Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia, Independent State of Croatia
(1941) , File:Croatian roundel WW2.svg, {{center, Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia, Independent State of Croatia
(1941–1945) , File:Coat of arms of Croatia.svg, {{center,

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

(1991–1994) , File:Roundel of Cuba (1955-1959).svg, {{center, Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Cuba
(1955–1959) , File:Roundel of Cuba (1959-1962).svg, {{center, Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Cuba
(1959–1962) , File:Roundel of Czechoslovakia 1918-1920.svg, {{center, Czechoslovak Air Force, Czechoslovakia
(1918–1920) , File:Roundel of the Czech Republic.svg, {{center, Czechoslovak Air Force, Czechoslovakia , File:Royal Egyptian Air Force roundel (1939-1945).svg, {{center, Kingdom of Egypt
(1939–1945) , File:Egyptian Air Force roundel (1945-1958).svg, {{center, Kingdom of Egypt
(1945–1958) , File:Roundel of Syria.svg, {{center,

(1958–1972) , File:Roundel of Ethiopia (1946-1974).svg, {{center, Ethiopian Air Force, Ethiopian Empire , File:Finnish air force roundel 1934-1945 border.svg, {{center,

(1918–1945) , File:Free French Air Forces Roundel.svg, {{center, Free France , File:German Empire air force inisgnia.svg, {{center, Luftstreitkräfte, German Empire
(1915) , File:Balkenkreuz.svg, {{center, Luftwaffe, Germany
Balkenkreuz, (1917–1945) , File:Emblem of aircraft of NVA (East Germany).svg, {{center, Air Forces of the National People's Army, East Germany , File:Roundel of Guinea-Bissau.svg, {{center, Military of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau , File:Roundel of Haiti (1964–1986).svg, {{center, Armed Forces of Haiti, Haiti
(1964–1986) , File:Roundel of Haiti Air force 1989.svg, {{center, Armed Forces of Haiti, Haiti
(1986–1994) , File:Third Roundel of the Hungarian Red Air Force (1919).svg, {{center, Hungarian Soviet Republic
(1919) , File:Roundel of Hungary (1938-1942).svg, {{center, Hungarian Air Force, Kingdom of Hungary
(1938–1941) , File:Roundel of Hungary (1942–1945).svg, {{center, Hungarian Air Force, Kingdom of Hungary
(1942–1945) , File:Roundel of Hungary (1951-1990).svg, {{center, Hungarian Air Force, People's Republic of Hungary
(1951–1990) , File:Roundel of Hungary (1990–1991).svg, {{center,

(1990–1991) , File:IAF Roundel (1943-1945).png, {{center, Royal Indian Air Force, British India
(1943–1945) , File:Ashoka Chakra.svg, {{center,

(1947–1950) , File:Roundel of Indonesia (1946–1949).svg, {{center,

(1946–1949) , File:Roundel of Iraq.svg, {{center,

(1931–2003) , File:Roundel of Ireland (1939–1954).svg, {{center,

(1939–1954) , File:Italy-Royal-Airforce.svg, {{center, Regia Aeronautica, Fascist Italy , File:Aviazione Nazionale Repubblicana Air Force roundel.svg, {{center, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, Italian Social Republic , File:Roundel of the Kantangan Air Force.svg, {{center, Katangese Air Force, Katanga , File:Roundel of Cambodia (1970–1975).svg, {{center, Khmer Air Force, Khmer Republic
(1970–1975) , File:Roundel of Royal Lao Air Force.svg, {{center, Royal Lao Air Force, Kingdom of Laos
(1955–1975) , File:Roundel of the Latvian Air Force until 1940 border.svg, {{center,

(1918–1940) , File:Roundel of Latvia - National Guard.svg, {{center, Latvian National Guard, Latvia (National Guard)
(1993–2000) , File:Roundel of Libya (1962–1969).svg, {{center, Kingdom of Libya
(1962–1969) , File:Roundel of Libya (1969-1977).svg, {{center, Libyan Arab Republic
(1969–1977) , File:Roundel of Libya (1977–2011).svg, {{center, Libyan Air Force (1951–2011), Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
(1977–2011) , File:Free Libyan Air Force roundel.svg, {{center, Free Libyan Air Force
(2011–2014) , File:Lithuanian Air Force Roundel 1919-1920.svg, {{center,

(1919-1920) , File:Lithuanian Air Force Roundel 1920-1921.svg, {{center,

(1920-1921) , File:Roundel of Madagascar.svg, {{center, Malagasy Republic , File:Roundel of the Royal Malaysian Air Force 1963-1982.svg, {{center,

(1963–1982) , File:Malte ancienne identification des aéronefs.svg, {{center,

(1980–1988) , File:Manchukuo Air Force Roundel.svg, {{center, Manchukuo Air Force, Manchukuo
(Air Force) , File:Manchukuo Air Transport Company Roundel.svg, {{center, Manchukuo
(Air Transport) , File:Roundel of Mongolia (1949-1992).svg, {{center, Mongolian Armed Forces, Mongolian People's Republic , File:Roundel of Montenegro (2006-2018).svg, {{center,

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

(2006–2018) , File:Mozambique air force roundel.svg, {{center, Military of Mozambique, Mozambique
(1975–2011) , File:Roundel of the Royal Air Force of Oman.svg, {{center, Muscat and Oman
(1970–1985) , File:Roundel of the Netherlands WW1.svg, {{center,

(1914–1921) , File:Netherlands roundel WW2.svg, {{center,

(1939–1940) , File:RNZAF roundel 1943-46.svg, {{center,

(1943–1946) , File:Fasroundel.svg, {{center, Nicaraguan Air Force, Nicaragua , File:Roundel of Nicaragua (1942–1979; wings).svg, {{center, Nicaraguan Air Force, Nicaragua
(1962–1979)
(Wing) , File:Roundel of Nicaragua (1962–1979; fuselage).svg, {{center, Nicaraguan Air Force, Nicaragua
(1962–1979)
(Fuselage) , File:Roundel of North Vietnam (1955–1965).svg, {{center, Vietnam People's Air Force, North Vietnam
(1955–1965) , File:Royal Yemen roundel (1957).svg, {{center, Yemeni Air Force#North and South Yemen, North Yemen
(1957–1962) , File:Roundel of the North Yemen Air Force.svg, {{center, Yemeni Air Force#North and South Yemen, North Yemen
(1962–1990) , File:Norwegian Army Air Service roundel 1914.svg, {{center,

(1914–1940) , File:Roundel otto.JPG, {{center, Ottoman Air Force, Ottoman Empire , File:Fin Flash of Cambodia (1979–1989).svg, {{center, Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces, People's Republic of Kampuchea
(1979–1989) , File:Philippine Army Air Corps Roundel.png, {{center, Philippine Army Air Corps, Philippines
(1936-1942)
(1945-1947) , File:Roundel of Poland (1921-1993).svg, {{center,

(1921–1993) , File:Portuguese WW1 roundel.svg, {{center,

(1914-1918) , File:Roundel of Rhodesia (1947–1953).svg, {{center, Rhodesian Air Force, (Southern) Rhodesia
(1939–1954) , File:Roundel of Rhodesia (1953–1963).svg, {{center, Rhodesian Air Force, Rhodesia
(Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland)
(1954–1963) , File:Roundel of Rhodesia (1964–1970).svg, {{center, Rhodesian Air Force, (Southern) Rhodesia
(1963–1970) , File:Roundel of Rhodesia (1970–1980).svg, {{center, Rhodesian Air Force, Rhodesia
(1970–1980) , File:Roundel of the Romanian Air Force (1941-1944).svg, {{center, Romanian Air Force, Kingdom of Romania
(1941–1944) , File:Roundel of Romania (1947–1985).svg, {{center, Romanian Air Force, Socialist Republic of Romania
(1947–1985) , File:Imperial Russian Aviation Roundel.svg, {{center, Imperial Russian Air Service, Russian Empire
(1912–1917) , File:Roundel of Russia (1991–2010).svg, {{center, Russian Air Force, Russia
(1991–2010) , File:Seychelles Coast Guard Aviation Insigna.svg, {{center, Seychelles People's Defence Force, Seychelles
(1978) , File:Roundel of Singapore (1968–1973).svg, {{center, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore
(1968–1973) , File:Roundel of Singapore (1973–1990).svg, {{center, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore
(1973–1990) , File:Slovak roundel WW2.svg, {{center, Slovak Air Force (1939–45), Slovak Republic
(1940–1945) , File:Roundel of Slovak Insurgent (1944).svg, {{center, Slovak Air Force (1939–45), Slovak Republic
(1944) , File:Sign of Slovenian Army.svg, {{center, Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence, Slovenia
(1991–1996) , File:Roundel of the SAAF WW2.svg, {{center, South African Air Force, Union of South Africa
(1927–1947) , File:Roundel of the SAAF 1947 1957.svg, {{center, South African Air Force, Union of South Africa
(1947–1957) , File:SAAF Insiginia 177.svg, {{center, South African Air Force, South Africa
(1957–1994) , File:SAAF Roundel 1994-2003.svg, {{center, South African Air Force, South Africa
(1994–2003) , File:South Arabian Air Force Roundel.svg, {{center, Federation of South Arabia , File:ROKAF Roundel 1950s-2000s.svg, {{center, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea
(1949–2005) , File:Roundel of South Vietnam (1951–1956).svg, {{center, Republic of Vietnam Air Force, South Vietnam
(1951–1956) , File:Vietnam Air Force (south) roundel.svg, {{center, Republic of Vietnam Air Force, South Vietnam
(1956–1975) , File:South Yemen Roundel.svg, {{center, Yemeni Air Force#North and South Yemen, South Yemen
(1968–1990) , File:Roundel of SMOM.svg, {{center, Military of Sovereign Order of Malta#Military Corps of the Order, Sovereign Military Order of Malta , File:Roundel of Somalia.svg, {{center, Military of Somalia, Somalia , File:Roundel of the Spanish Republican Air Force.svg, {{center, Spanish Republican Air Force, Second Spanish Republic
(1936–1939) , File:Nationalist air force black roundel with arrows.svg, {{center, Spanish Air Force, Spanish State
(1936–1939) , File:Spanish Civil War nationalist roundel.svg, {{center, Spanish Air Force, Spanish State
(Wing) , File:Nationalist air force black roundel.svg, {{center, Spanish Air Force, Spanish State
(Fuselage) , File:Roundel of Sri Lanka (1951–2010).svg, {{center, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka
(1951–2010) , File:Roundel of Bosnian Serbia.svg, {{center, Republika Srpska Air Force, Republika Srpska
(Variant 1) , File:Roundels of Republika Srpska.svg, {{center, Republika Srpska Air Force, Republika Srpska
(Variant 2) , File:Fin Flash of Cambodia (1989–1992).svg, {{center, Cambodian People's Armed Forces, State of Cambodia
(1989–1993) , File:Roundel of Sudan (1956–1970).svg, {{center, Sudanese Air Force, Sudan
(1956–1970) , File:Roundel of Sweden (1927–1937) – Type 1.svg, {{center, Swedish Air Force, Sweden
(1927–1937) , File:Roundel of Switzerland (1914–1946).svg, {{center, Swiss Air Force, Switzerland
(1914–1947) , File:Roundel of Syria (1948–1958; 1961–1963).svg, {{center, Syrian Air Force, Syria
(1948–1958) , File:Roundel of Syria (1963–1972).svg, {{center, Syrian Air Force, Syria
(1963–1972) , File:Roundel of Tanzania.svg, {{center, Tanzania Air Force Command, Tanzania
(1965–2010) , File:Tanzania roundel 2010.svg, {{center, Tanzania Air Force Command, Tanzania
2010-2019) , File:Roundel of the Royal Thai Air Force (1941-1945).svg, {{center, Royal Thai Air Force, Thailand
(1941–1945) , File:Roundel of Turkey (1923–1972).svg, {{center, Turkish Air Force, Turkey
(1918–1972) , File:Red star.svg, {{center, Soviet Air Forces, USSR
(1922–1943) , File:Roundel of the Soviet Union (1945–1991).svg, {{center, Soviet Air Forces, USSR
(1943–1991) , File:Ouganda ancienne identification des aéronefs.svg, {{center, Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda , File:United Arab Emirates roundel Pre 1970.svg, {{center, United Arab Emirates Air Force, United Arab Emirates , File:RAF type A1 roundel.svg, {{center, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
(1937–1942) , File:RAF type C1 roundel.svg, {{center, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
(1942–1947) , File:RAF Far East Command roundel.svg, {{center, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, front of Asia and the Pacific
(1942–1945) , File:US Army Air Roundel.svg, {{center, United States Army Air Corps, United States
(1918–1919) , File:USAAC Roundel 1919-1941.svg, {{center, United States Army Air Corps, United States
(1919–1942) , File:US roundel 1942-1943.svg, {{center, United States Army Air Forces, United States
(1942–1943) , File:USAAF roundel 1943.svg, {{center, United States Army Air Forces, United States
(1943) , File:US roundel 1943-1947.svg, {{center, United States Army Air Forces, United States
(1943–1947) , File:Roundel of Burkina Faso (1964–1984).svg, {{center, Republic of Upper Volta, Upper Volta , File:Former Vietnam People's Air Force roundel.svg, {{center, Vietnam People's Air Force, Vietnam
(Used on small proportion of jet trainer, trainers, 1980s-1990s) , File:Venda Defence Force roundel.svg, {{center, Venda Defence Force, Venda , File:Roundel of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force.svg, {{center, Yugoslav Air Force, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(1929–1941) , File:Roundel of SFR Yugoslavia Air Force.svg, {{center, Yugoslav Air Force, SFR Yugoslavia
(1945–1991) , File:Roundel of Yugoslavia 1992-2003.svg, {{center, Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia)
(1992–2006) , File:Zaire Air Force Roundel.svg, {{center, Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo#History, Zaire
(1972–1997)

References

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