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The vertical flag for hoisting from a crossbar or banner (German: Bannerflagge; no. 5) is firmly attached to a horizontal crossbar from which it is hoisted, either by a vertical pole (no. 5a) or a horizontal one (no. 5b). The topmost stripe on the horizontal version of the flag normally faces to the left.
April Pulley Sayre (April 11, 1966 — November 6, 2021) was an American children's book author from the 1990s to 2020s. Before becoming an author, Sayre worked at the National Wildlife Federation and National Geographic Society. Sayre published series on the biomes and continents between 1994 and 2003. She expanded into picture books during 1995.
National Flag Square Flagpole 1 (2010-2017) Neftchiler Avenue, Bayil, ...
Flying the flag upside-down, [note 2] or tying it into a wheft. [1] Half-mast. Main article: Half-mast. A style of flag display where the flag is flown at least the width of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of the pole. Typically used as a display of mourning or rememberence. Hoist The act or function of raising a flag, as on a ...
This and the other two substitutes allows any four letter or number combination to be sent using only one set of flags. 2nd Substitute: Used to repeat the second flag of a hoist later within the same hoist. 3rd Substitute: Used to repeat the third flag of a hoist later within the same hoist. Code/Answer Pennant
The flag of the United Arab Emirates is flown at half mast on 30 November (Martyrs' Day) of every year from 08:00 to 11:30. The flag is also flown at half mast by decree of the president of the United Arab Emirates usually for three days. Each of the seven emirs has the right to order flags to be flown at half mast in his emirate.
Naval flag signalling undoubtedly developed in antiquity in order to coordinate naval action of multiple vessels. In the Peloponnesian War (431 – 401 BCE) squadrons of Athenian galleys were described by Thucydides as engaging in coordinated maneuvers which would have required some kind of communication; [1] there is no record of how such communication was done but flags would have been the ...
Flag of Bolivia: A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and green. 1831–1851: State Flag of Bolivia: A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and green with the coat of arms in the center of the red band. 1836–1839: Flag of The Peru–Bolivian Confederation: A red field with the arms of the 3 states of the confederation on a laurel. 1851 – 1938 ...