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Deutsch: Flugzeugkokarde oder -abzeichen bezeichnen Hoheitszeichen auf militärischen Luftfahrzeugen, die i. d. R. in den Nationalfarben gehalten sind.
English: A roundel is a distinctive mostly round logo or marking, most commonly painted on military aircraft to indicate which air force (or sometimes navy or army) they belong to.
Italiano: Una coccarda è un distintivo ottico applicato solitamente sui velicoli militari per indicarne l'apparteneza.
Nederlands: Een roundel is een onderscheidingsteken, meestal een rond logo, dat vooral op militaire vliegtuigen aangebracht wordt, zodat het duidelijk is tot welke krijgsmacht (en krijgsmachtonderdeel) het vliegtuig behoort. Zie ook Roundels van de wereld.
Polski: Oznaczenia militarne jednostek latajacych (samolotów, smiglowców, itp.), pozwalajace na identyfikacje przynaleznosci panstwowej.
Русский: Рондо — это логотип, используемый военно-воздушными силами для отличения своих воздушных судов от чужих.


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A [edit]

  • Flag of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia
    Date unknown
    Roundel based on national flag
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    1924 to 1929
    Wing and tail
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    1937 to 1967
    Wing and fuselage
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    1937 to 1967
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    1967 to 1979
    The three initials were those for Afghan Hawa-e Ourdou
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    1967 to 1979
    Various phrases were observed inscribed in the bottom portion
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    1983 to 1994
    A Soviet style roundel a red star outlined by the national flag colours.
  • Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan
    2001 to present
    Current emblem. The initials are for Afghan Melli-e Ourdou
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania
    1946 to 1958
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania
    1946 to 1958
    Fin flash
    Applied vertically from 1949 on
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania
    1958 to 1960
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania
    1960 to 1991
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania
    1960 to 1991
    Alternate version
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania
    1992 to present
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
    1962 to 1964
    As per present roundel but with green white and red horizontal bars of differing lengths
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
    1964 to present
    Green and white vertically divided disk superimposed with red star and crescent
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
    1962 to present
    Fin Flash
    National flag
  • Flag of Angola.svg Angola
    1975
  • Flag of Angola.svg Angola
    1975 to 1980
  • Flag of Angola.svg Angola
    1980 to present
  • Flag of Angola.svg Angola
    1975 to 1980
    Fin Flash
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
    1919 to present
    Pale blue white and pale blue roundel
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
    1919 to present
    Navy
    Used in place of the roundel (often in black or white)
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
    1919 to present
    Fin flash (Air Force)
    Rudder striping (Navy)
  • Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
    1991
    Original proposal
  • Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
    1996 to present
    Current insignia
  • Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    1915 to 1942
    Matched RAF standard markings
  • Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    1942 to 1946
    Modified RAF marking with red dot painted over
  • Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    1943 to 1946
  • Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    1956 to present
  • Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    1982 to present
    Low visibility
  • Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    1915 to present
    Fin flash
    Only used on non-combat aircraft now
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1915 to 1918
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1915 to 1918 (1920)
    Navy
    Wing striping
    Applied alongside iron cross insignia, not universal
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1915 to 1918
    Navy
    Rudder striping
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1918
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1918 to 1920, and 1938 to 1945
    Not universal
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1936 to 1938
    1945 to present
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    1936 to 1938
    Rudder striping
  • Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
    1991 to present
    Current Roundel based off national flag

B [edit]

C [edit]

  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1954 to 1970
    1994 to present
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1970 to 1975
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1975 to 1979
    Wings and fuselage
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1975 to 1979
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1979 to 1989
    Wings
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1979 to 1989
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1989 to 1994
    Wings
  • Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    1989 to 1994
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
    1960 to present
    Wings and fuselage
  • Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
    1960 to present
    Rudder striping or
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1920 to 1946
    Matched RAF markings
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1920 to 1958
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1942-1945
    Matched RAF period markings
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1942-1945
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    Royal Canadian Air Force
    1946 to 1965
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    Royal Canadian Air Force
    1957 to 1965
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    Royal Canadian Navy
    to 1965
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    Royal Canadian Navy
    late 1950s to early 1970s
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1965 to present
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1965 to present
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1988 to present
    Low visibility
  • Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    1988 to present
    Low visibility
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
    1975 to 1992
    Fin flash
  • Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
    1992 to present
    Fin flash
  • Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic
    1960 to present
  • Flag of Chad.svg Chad
    1960 to present
  • Flag of Chile.svg Chile
    1918 to 1930
  • Flag of Chile.svg Chile
    1930 to present
  • Flag of Chile.svg Chile
    1983 to present
    Low visibility
  • China (ROC)
    1916 to 1920
  • China (ROC)
    1920 to 1921
  • China (ROC)
    1920 to 1921
    Rudder stripes
  • China (ROC)
    1928 to 1990s
    Kuomintang roundel used by ROCAF
  • China (ROC)
    1990s to present
    modified to differentiate from Kuomintang
  • China (ROC)
    2010 to present
    Low visibility
  • China (ROC)
    2010s to present
    Fin flash
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC)
    1949 to present
    PLA Air Force
  • Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
    1953 to present
  • Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
    1953 to present
    Low-visibility
  • Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
    1925 to 1953
  • Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
    1953 to present
    Navy
  • Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros
    1976 to present
    Fin flash
  • Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republique du Congo
    1960 to 1970
    Fin flash
  • Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republique du Congo
    1970 to 1990
    Fin flash
  • Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republique du Congo
    1991 to present
    Wings & fuselage
  • Congo(DR)
    1960 to 1964
  • Congo(DR)
    1964 to 1972
  • Congo(DR)
    2006 to present
  • Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia
    1944 to 1945
    deliberately similar to German markings
  • Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia
    1991 to 1994
    Fin flash
    National flag used briefly
  • Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia
    1991 to 1994
    Fuselage and wings
    1994 to present
    Fin flash
    post-independance Coat of Arms, often in monochrome.
  • Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia
    1994 to present
  • Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia
    1994 to present
    Low visibility
  • Cuba
    1962 to Present
  • Cuba
    1959-1962
  • Cuba
    1955-1959
  • Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
    1921 to present
    Used by Czechoslovakia and by Czech Republic from 1993

D [edit]

  • Denmark
    1916 to present
    White dot on red disk
  • Denmark
    1916 to present
    Fin Flash, not universal
  • Djibouti
    1983 to present
    Used since independence
  • Djibouti
    1983 to present
    Fin flash
    National flag is used on the fin
  • Dominican Republic
    1933 to present
    Crossed roundel

E [edit]

  • Ecuador
    1920 to present
    Since its foundation, Ecuador's air force has used this roundel with an exaggerated yellow band
  • Ecuador
    1967 to present
    Ecuadorean Navy
    The Navy superimposes an anchor and eagle motif on the air force roundel
  • Equatorial Guinea
    Modern
  • Egypt
    1945 to 1953
    Post-war Egyptian aircraft carried a simple green and white roundel
  • Egypt
    1972 to present
    In 1972, the stars were dropped from the United Arab Republic roundel (see below), and a simple three-color roundel has been used
  • Egypt
    1972 to present
    Fin flash
    In 1972, the new national flag was adopted as a fin flash
  • El Salvador
    1922 to present
    Since its foundation the air force has used a simple roundel
  • Eritrea
    1994 to present
    tri-color roundel
  • Estonia
    1918 to 1940
    1991 to present
    Estonia is one of the few to use a triangular roundel
  • Ethiopia
    1984 to present
    A three-color roundel featuring a five pointed star
  • EUFOR
    2004 to present
    Authorized, but not used on aircraft as yet
  • Eurofighter Consortium
    1986 to present
    This roundel combined the four participating nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, & UK) and was used on development aircraft

F [edit]

  • Finland
    1918 to 1944
    Air Force
    Finnish Air Force used a blue swastika roundel until January 1944
  • Finland
    1944 to 1945
    Air Force
    Lo visibility version
  • Finland
    1939 to 1941
    Tanks
    From the Winter War until the Continuation War
  • Finland
    1941 to 1945
    Tanks
    From the Continuation War until 1945
  • Finland
    1945 to present
    The roundel is similar with the Finnish military cockade
  • France
    1912 to 1945
    Air Force
    The world's first aircraft roundel in red, white, and blue
  • France
    1925 to 1945
    Navy
    A black anchor was superimposed over the air force roundel for naval aircraft
  • France
    1945 to present
    Air Force
    After the war, the roundel was changed by darkening the blue and lightening the red tones
  • France
    1945 to present
    Navy
    As before a superimposed black anchor was used for the navy
  • France
    1991 to present
    Navy
    Low visibility
    A toned down version was adopted for use on the Rafale

G [edit]

  • Gabon
    1960 to present
    A simple tri-color roundel has been used since independence
  • Georgia
    1991 to present
    A seven pointed red star inside thin blue ring
  • German Empire
    1914 to 1915
    The initial Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross) for WWI Imperial German aircraft had widely flared ends
  • German Empire
    1916-March 1918
    The Luftstreitkräfte of Imperial Germany used this Iron Cross form for most of World War I
  • German Empire
    April-November 1918
    The initial form of the Balkenkreuz marked Luftstreitkräfte aircraft for the last 7 months of WW I.
  • Germany
    1935 to 1945
    The standardized Balkenkreuz used by the Third Reich's Luftwaffe aircraft to July 1939, and on upper wing surfaces for the rest of the war
  • Germany
    1940 to 1945
    The "wide-flank" Balkenkreuz used by the Luftwaffe on aircraft from July 1939 to May 1945, except on upper wing surfaces
  • Germany
    1955 to present
    The modern insignia of the Bundeswehr's Luftwaffe is the Iron Cross
  • Germany (East)
    1959 to 1990
    Diamond roundel used on aircraft
  • Germany (East)
    1959 to 1990
    Round version for military vehicles and equipment
  • Ghana
    1959 to present
    A simple tri-color was adopted at independence
  • Ghana
    1964 to 1966
    For a brief period the yellow was re-colored white
  • Greece
    1919 to present
    Simple blue and white roundel
  • Greece
    1919 to present
    Fin flash
  • Guatemala
    1923 to present
    Roundel is similar to the early US roundel in blue and white
  • Guatemala
    1939-1947
    Roundel altered to a 6-pointed star
  • Guinea
    1962 to present
    Tri-color roundel
  • Guinea-Bissau
    1978 to present
    Red disc with black five point star superimposed
  • Guyana
    1968 to present
    Simple three color roundel

H [edit]

I [edit]

  • India
    1947 to 1950
    Ashok Chakra roundel used prior to India becaming a republic
  • India
    1950 to present
    Simple three color roundel
  • India
    1947 to present
    Fin flash
  • Indonesia
    1954 to present
    Air force aircraft have a white pentagon outlined in red
  • Indonesia
    1954 to present
    Army aircraft add a black or yellow five pointed star in the pentagon
  • Indonesia
    1954 to present
    Navy aircraft add a black anchor within the pentagon
  • Iran
    1922 to present
    A simple three color roundel
  • Iraq
    1931 to ca. 2004
    Stylized Arabic letter ج (for جيش "army") in triangle in Pan-Arab colors.
  • Iraq
    Ca. 2004 to 2007
    Proposed version of 2004-2007 flag of Iraq. Normal flag used instead
  • Ireland
    1954 to present
    Three-color "triskelion" roundel
  • Ireland
    1939-1954
    Original "Celtic Boss" roundel did not include white
  • Ireland
    1922-1923
    At the formation of the Irish Air Corps, a conventional roundel with the Irish colours was used
  • Israel
    1948 to present
    Blue 6-pointed Star of David on white disk
  • Israel
    present
    Low visibility version removes white background and is simply blue Star of David on fuselage
  • Israel
    Early Variant
    Roundel originally was surrounded by a blue ring
  • Italy
    1922 to 1943
    Fuselage only
  • Italy
    1940 to 1943
    Adopted during World War II for use on the wings
  • Italy (RSI)
    1943 to 1945
    The Italian Social Republic air force wore this square insignia on the wings
  • Italy (RSI)
    1943 to 1945
    The Italian Social Republic air force wore an Italian flag motif on the fuselage and fin
  • Italy
    1910 to 1922
    1944 to 1989
    A standard tri-color was used in World War I, and again from World War II after Italy joined the Allies
  • Italy
    1990 to present
    The white portion was reduced in 1990 for visibility purposes on most aircraft
  • Ivory Coast
    1961 to present
    Basic tri-color roundel used since independence

J [edit]

  • Jamaica
    1963 to present
    The Jamaican Defence Force uses a simple tri-color roundel
  • Japan
    1915 to present
    Japanese aircraft use a red disc representing the rising sun
  • Jordan
    1949 to present
    Roundel of black, white, and green rings with superimposed red quarter with white seven point star

K [edit]

  • Kazakhstan
    1991 to present
    Most Kazakh aircraft have had national symbols of the sun and eagle superimposed on the red star
  • Kenya
    1964 to present
    Kenya uses a tri-color roundel with thin white interspersing bands
  • Korea (North)
    1948 to present
    Used since the foundation of the air force
  • Korea (South)
    1950s to 2000s
    Based on the US roundel, using the blue and red Yin Yang symbol from the national flag
  • Korea (South)
    2000s to present
    The roundel was altered to better reflect the national flag
  • Kuwait
    1961 to present
    Kuwait uses a four color roundel, though it has rarely been applied since the 1991 Gulf War
  • Kyrgyzstan
    1991 to present
    Insignia representing the sun and a yurt (tent) is used

L [edit]

  • Latvia
    1918 to 1940
    Prior to Soviet annexation, a red swastika was used
  • Latvia
    1992 to present
    Since regaining independence, a more traditional roundel has been used
  • Latvia
    1992 to present
    Fin flash
    Since independence, the national flag is used as a fin flash
  • Laos
    1960-1975
  • Laos
    Uncertain
    Rarely used, this roundel is based on the national flag
  • Lebanon
    1949 to present
  • Libya
    1959 to 1969
    A red, black, and green roundel with exaggerated black ring
  • Libya
    1969 to 1978
    A three color roundel was used during the period of close ties with Egypt
  • Libya
    1978 to 2011
  • Libya
    2011 to present
  • Lithuania
    1919 to 1920
  • Lithuania
    1920 to 1921
  • Lithuania
    1921 to 1940 and 1991 to present
    The Vytis cross was used before and after Soviet occupation
  • Luxembourg
    1982 to present
    Some NATO aircraft registered in the Duchy carry this fin emblem

M [edit]

  • Macedonia

  • Madagascar
    1961 to present
    A simple tri-color roundel, sometimes with golden border ring
  • Malaysia
    1963 to 1982
    14 point gold star on a blue square with black (sometimes dark blue) outline
  • Malaysia
    1982 to present
    In 1982 the roundel was changed from a square to a circle
  • Malaysia
    1982 to present
    Another uncommon variant, rarely used
  • Malaysia
    Present
    Fin Flash
  • Maldives
    Present
  • Mali
    present'
  • Malta
    1992 to present
    A George Cross within a red disk
  • Flag of Manchukuo.svg Manchukuo
    1942 to 1945
    Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state in Manchuria
  • Mauritania
    1961 to present
    A golden star and crescent on a green field have been used since independence
  • Mauritius
    Present
  • Mexico
    1922 to present
    Mexico uses a triangular three color roundel
  • Moldova
    1991 to present
  • Moldova
    Usage uncertain
    Alternative Moldovan roundel
  • Mongolia
    1940-1992
    A Soviet roundel was used during the Communist regime, still in some use
  • Mongolia
    1992-present
    New roundel, Soyombo symbol, in yellow
  • Mongolia
    Uncertain
    Alternative roundel, Soyombo symbol, in red
  • Montenegro
    2006 to present
  • Morocco
    1956 to present
    A gold crown and green star on a red disc ringed in green
  • Mozambique
    1975 to present
    Roundel incorporates Marxist symbols has been used since independence
  • Myanmar
    1955 to present
    A triangular insignia in blue, white, and gold (a pun on the 'Golden Triangle')

N [edit]

  • Nepal
    Modern
    Used by Nepalese Army aircraft
  • Netherlands
    1921 to 1939
    1945 to present
    A pie shaped three color roundel with an orange dot in the center
  • Netherlands
    1939 to 1941
    As a symbol of neutrality, the Dutch adopted an orange triangle outlined in black until German invasion
  • New Zealand
    1944 to 1945
    American style bars were added to the RNZAF insignia late in the war
  • New Zealand
    1970 to present
    The standard RNZAF roundel incorporates a red kiwi (bird) within a blue ring
  • New Zealand
    1989 to present
    Low visibility
    Blue and red version for combat aircraft
  • Nicaragua
    1936 to 1979
    Blue outlined white triangle, within a blue and red roundel
  • Nicaragua
    1979 to present
    Sandinista colors with a superimposed gold star, on a gold circle with a black outline
  • Niger
    1980 to present
    Horizontal tri-color roundel of orange, white, and green with a central orange disc
  • Nigeria
    1964 to present
    Green/white/green roundel
  • Norway
    1915 to 1945
    Up through WWII, stripes in the national colors were painted chordwise on the wings and vertially on the rudder
  • Norway
    1945 to present
    Stylized red and blue aircraft motif within a blue ring

O [edit]

  • Oman
    Modern
    The national emblem on a white-bordered red disc
  • Oman
    Modern
    Alternative roundel in blue
  • Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
    1909 to 1918
    A white-bordered black square
  • Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
    1909 to 1918
    Rudder marking
    Red field with white star and crescent similar to flag

P [edit]

  • Pakistan
    1947 to present
    A two color green and white roundel
  • Panama
    1964 to present
    National flag in shape of roundel and bars
  • Papua New Guinea
    1975 to present
  • Paraguay
    1945 to present
  • Peru
    1922 to present
    A simple red-white-red roundel used on aircraft and ground equipment.
  • Philippines
    1945 to present
    Red, white, and blue diamond insignia with white wings outlined in blue
  • Poland
    1918 to 1920
    Red and white checkerboard
  • Poland
    1920 to 1993
    Red and white border reversing main checkerboard added
  • Poland
    1920 to 1993
    A variant with an additional red border around the insignia
  • Poland
    1960 to 1980
    Armored vehicle marking
    Variant of the aircraft insignia for vehicle use
  • Poland
    1993 to present
    Insignia flipped for current state
  • Portugal
    1915 to 1916
    Initial roundel was a simple two-color roundel in the national colors
  • Portugal
    1916 to present
    Stylized red cross on a white disc
  • Portugal
    Recent years
    Low visibility

Q [edit]

  • Qatar
    1974 to present
    A simple three color roundel is used

R [edit]

  • Romania
    1915 to 1941
    1944 to 1947
    1985 to present
    Simple tri-color roundel has repeatedly been used on Romanian aircraft
  • Romania
    1947 to 1985
    Soviet roundel used during the Communist era.
  • Romania
    1941 to 1944
    During WWII an outlined cross was used with a roundel imposed on the center
  • Russia
    1915 to 1917
    Various proportions used, many with enlarged center white disk, and some with white rings seperating each color
  • Russia
    1918-1945
    Simple red star
  • Russia
    2010 to Present
    Blue was added to contain all three national colors.
  • Russia
    ?
    Low Visibility version
    A red outline of a star
  • Rwanda
    Current
    A four ring roundel of yellow, red, yellow, and green

S [edit]

  • Saudi Arabia
    1933 to present
    A green, white, green roundel with exaggerated center disc with emblem superimposed
  • Senegal
    1961 to present
    A green star on yellow disc with red wings
  • Serbia
    2006 to present
    The Serbian Air Force and Air Defense adopted this insignia, reflective of the pre-WWII Yugoslav insignia
  • Serbia
    2006 to present
    Low-visibility Version
  • Serbia & Montenegro
    2003 to 2006
    The 'Pepsi' roundel with blue upper and red lower sections broken by a horizontal wide white stripe
  • Serbia
    1912 to 1915
    Serbian national marking was created by replacing the white of the original French markings with blue
  • Sierra Leone
    1993 to present
    The official roundel is a simple tri-color in light tones
  • Singapore
    1968-1973
    A Red-White-Red roudel was used, similar to Peru and Turkey's roundels
  • Singapore
    1973-1990
    A Ying-Yang symbol with spiral speed lines
  • Slovakia
    1993 to present
    The Coat of Arms of the Republic is used as the Air Force Roundel
  • Slovakia
    Present
    Low-visibility version
  • Slovakia
    1993 to present
    A square version of the Coat of Arms is used for vehicles and ground equipment
  • Slovakia
    1941 to 1945
    A blue balkenkreuz with a red disc at the center
  • Slovenia
    1918 to 1919
    1996 to present
    Simple tri-color roundel, with a white outer ring
  • Slovenia
    1991 to 1996
  • Somalia
    1961 to present
    A white 5 pointed star on a blue disc
  • South Africa
    1924 to 1947
    A simple roundel based on the RAF roundel, but with the red replaced by orange
  • South Africa
    1947 to 1957
    Like the previous roundel, but with a springbok replacing the orange disc
  • South Africa
    2003 to present
    A blue disc with superimposed nine point fort (representing the nine provinces of South Africa)and golden eagle
  • Sovereign Military Order of Malta
    1944 to present
    White Maltese Cross on a red disc
  • Spain
    1918 to 1931
    1942 to present
    A red, yellow, and red roundel, sometimes with an exaggerated middle ring
  • Spain
    1931 to 1939
    A red, yellow, and purple representing the Spanish Second Republic Flag
  • Spain
    1936 to 1939
    Spanish Republican Air force; Civil War roundel
  • Spain
    Spanish Republican Air force
    1931 to 1939
    Fin Flash
  • 'Spanish Nationalist Air Force
    1936 to 1939
    A white X on a black disc on wings
  • Spanish Nationalist Air Force
    1936 to 1939
    A black disc on fuselage
  • Spanish Nationalist Air Force
    1936 to 1939
    Fin Flash
  • Sri Lanka
    1950 to present
    A maroon and yellow roundel with orange and green bars
  • Sudan
    1969 to present
    A red, white, and black roundel with green quarter field
  • Suriname
    1983 to present
    A green, white, and red roundel with superimposed yellow star
  • Sweden
    1914/15
    Original twotone roundel
  • Sweden
    1927-1937
    A new roundel of 3 black crowns was adopted
  • Sweden
    1937-1940
    Colour was added in 1937
  • Sweden
    1940 to present
    A gold ring was added in 1940, and this roundel has been retained to today
  • Sweden
    1990 to present
    Low visibility
    Sweden uses a low visibility version for combat aircraft
  • Sweden
    Fin Flash
  • Switzerland
    1945 to present
    A white cross on a red disc replaced the wartime wing striping
  • Syria
    1961 to present
    Syria retains the UAR roundel after it seceded from the union

T [edit]

  • Tajikistan
    1992 (?)
    Soviet style roundel using Tajik colours of red, white, and green.
  • Tanzania
    1964 to present
    White, blue or yellow torch and wreath on a green disc, sometimes bordered in blue
  • Thailand
    1917 to 1940
    1945 to present
    A five-ring roundel based on the national flag, was not in use during WWII
  • Togo
    1960 to present
    A round variant of the national flag, bordered in gold
  • Transnistria
    1991 to present
    Based on flag
  • Tunisia
    1960 to present
    A red crescent and star on a white disc, bordered in red
  • Turkey
    1918 to 1972
    White-bordered red square
  • Turkey
    1918
    1972 to present
    Red-white-red roundel

U [edit]

  • Uganda
    1964 to present
    Black, yellow, red, and white with enlarged white disc superimposed with a crested crane motif
  • Ukraine
    1919 and 1992 to present
    Yellow and sky blue
  • Ukraine
    1991
    Reversed colours used briefly after independence
  • Ukraine
    1991 to present
    Black anchor superimposed for navy aircraft
  • Ukraine
    1991 to present
    Coat of arms used as fin flash
  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
    1918-1945
    Simple red star
  • United Arab Emirates
    1976 to present
    In 1976 the Emirates all began using a single roundel
  • United Arab Emirates
    1976 to present
    Fin flash
    National flag used as fin flash
  • United Arab Republic
    1958 to 1971
    A red, white, and black roundel with two green stars in the white ring
  • United Kingdom
    Royal Air Force
    1915 to 1947
    Red, white and blue roundel
  • United Kingdom
    1947 to present
  • United Kingdom
    1939 to present
    Fin flash
    Used as rudder stripes before 1935 with colours reversed before 1929
  • United Kingdom
    1918 to present
    Low visibility
    white removed to reduce visibility, proportions of 2:5 or 1:2.
  • United Kingdom
    1942 to 1945
    Yellow omitted on wings
  • United Kingdom
    1942 to 1945
    Fin flash
  • United Kingdom
    1942 to 1945
    Far East Command
    Red removed to avoid confusion with Japanese markings in SE Asia
  • United Kingdom
    1944 to 1945
    Fleet Air Arm in Pacific operating with US task forces
  • United Kingdom
    1985 to present
    Low visibility
  • United States
    1918 to 1919
    American Expeditionary Force
    Three-tone red, blue, and white roundel used only in Europe
  • United States
    1919 to 1942
    Revised roundel with smaller red disc
  • United States
    USAAC
    1919 to 1942
    rudder stripes
  • United States
    United States Navy
    1927 to 1942
    rudder stripes
  • United States
    1942 to 1943
    Red disc removed to reduce confusion with Japanese markings
  • United States
    March 1943 to September 1943
    White bars and red outline added. Short-lived due to confusion with Japanese markings
  • United States
    1943 to 1947
    Outline changed from red to blue
  • United States
    1947 to present
    White star on a blue disc with blue, white, and red bars
  • United States
    1990 to present
    Low visibility
  • Uruguay
    1916 to present
    Based on military cockade but with horizontal stripes

V [edit]

  • Venezuela
    1956 to present
    Horizontal bars added in 1956
  • Vietnam (South)
    1962 to 1975
    Similar to US roundel, but bordered in red and with white bars in yellow
  • Vietnam
    1965 to present
    A yellow star on red disc with red bars bordered in gold

Y [edit]

  • Yemen (Kingdom)
    1957 to 1962
    Red-white-red roundel with stars and sword in centre
  • North Yemen
    1962 to 1990
    Red, white, and black roundel with green star centered at top of white ring
  • South Yemen
    1967 to 1990
    Blue triangle superimposed with black star
  • Yemen
    1990 to present
    Red, white, and black roundel
  • Yugoslavia (Kingdom)
    1923 to 1929
    Yugoslavia's first roundel was blue and white with a Serbian Cross
  • Yugoslavia (Kingdom)
    1929 to 1941
    In 1929 red was added so that all three national colours were included
  • Yugoslavia (Kingdom)
    1923 to 1941
    Fin Flash
  • Yugoslavia (Republic)(Montenegro and Serbia)
    1992 to 2003
    Based on national flag with a narrow white stripe
  • Yugoslavia (Republic)(Montenegro and Serbia)
    1992 to 2003
    Fin Flash

Z [edit]

  • Zambia
    1964 to present
    Since independence, Zambia has used a three-color roundel with an orange outer band superimposed with an eagle
  • Zimbabwe
    1994 to present
    A five ring roundel of green, yellow, red, black, and white

Roundel related items [edit]

  • Mystery Tri-Color

  • Mystery Two-Color

  • How to paint a USAF roundel

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