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U.S. Army Signal Corps Curtiss JN-3 biplanes with red star insignia, 1915 Nieuport 28 with the World War 1 era American roundels. The first military aviation insignias of the United States include a star used by the US Army Signal Corps Aviation Section, seen during the Pancho Villa punitive expedition, just over a year before American involvement in World War I began.
Of all the early operators of military aircraft, Germany was unusual in not using circular 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 Tricolore cockade of the French Air Force was first used on military aircraft before the First World War [1]. 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 different colours.
The United States Air Force and the culture of innovation, 1945-1965 (Air Force History and Museums Program, 2002) online. Kropf, Maj Roger F. "The US Air Force in Korea: Problems That Hindered the Effectiveness of Air Power," Airpower Journal Archived 14 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine; Lambeth, Benjamin S.
Roundel: Hap Arnold Wings [14] ... The United States Air Force ... General of the Air Force Henry "Hap" Arnold is the only individual in the history of the US Air ...
Roundel of the United States Army Air Corps used from 1926 to 1941. When the Air Corps name was changed to the United States Army Air Force which retained the roundel until 1942 when complaints came that the red dot in the centre of the star could be confused by anti-aircraft personnel or other pilots for Japanese aircraft (their roundel was a red circle).
United States: United States Air Force [68] 1947 1947– United States Army Air Forces. 1941-1947 former insignia 1943 former insignia 1943 former insignia 1942-1943 United States Army Air Corps. 1926-1941 United States Army Air Service. 1918-1926 Division of Military Aeronautics. 20–24 May 1918 former insignia 1917-1919 Aviation Section, U.S ...
A blue/white roundel, sometimes with US-style white bars, was also used on Fleet Air Arm aircraft [8] [9] Blue/white roundels were also used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which simply over-painted the red dot in white, regardless of previous proportions. Ratio 2:5 (SEAC)