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Indonesian Air Force

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Flag of the Indonesian Air Force

 [Air Force obverse]
by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 1 October 2023

[Air Force reverse]
by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 1 October 2023

Motto: Swa Bhuwana Paks.a (The Wings of the Fatherland, in Kawi, an old Indonesian language. The "s." is an s with a dot below it.)
Ratio: 2:3
Colors: Background: (normal) Blue, The Emblem: Gold (except for the Indonesian map, it's in blue).
Meaning:
The Background Color:
The blue background is the air force's color, representing the Indonesan aerial territory, which the air force will defend from any aerial threat and invasion.
The Emblem:
1.Garuda bird with its spread wings represent the air force soldiers' readiness to protect the motherland
2. Arrows represent the readiness of the whole air force to force the hostile forces away from Indonesian territory
3. A shield with the whole Indonesian map represents the territory of which the air force will defend
4. 17 padi-es (raw rice) in each wreath represent the Indonesian date of independence.
5. 8 cotton seeds in each padi-es wreath represent the month Indonesia got its independence (August).
Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000 and Mark Sensen, 22 May 2000

Some information from Carr 1956

The blue color in the Admiralty book (1955) is sky blue and the map is golden. Was this later changed or is it a mistake in the book?
Jaume Ollé, 28 May 2000

The color is correct, based on a photo taken on Indonesia's Military Day some years ago. I drew the flag based on the Indonesian "Buku Pintar" (freely translated as "The Clever Book" - it contains anything from horoscopes to flags). The Air Force emblem on the flag is shown like the one I have drawn. But to be sure, 5 October is the Indonesian Military day, and there's always parade of military flags. Let's wait and be sure.
Sammy Kanadi, 4 June 2000

Rank Flags

 The star(s) correspond to the officer to which the flag belongs. The emblem in the canton is the air force emblem. The background color is the air force color, blue.

Air Commodore's flag

[Air Commodore's flag]
by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 1 October 2023

 

First Marshall's flag

[Air First Marshall's flag]
by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 1 October 2023

 

Second Marshall's flag

[Air Second Marshall's flag]
by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 1 October 2023

 

Marshall's flag

[Air Marshall's flag]
by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 1 October 2023