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image by Martin Grieve, 21 July 2006
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Christopher Southworth remarked on the different Union Flag (or Jack, if you
prefer)
cantons which appear on the Colours of the Royal Marines, RAF and RN.
Christopher's conclusions on the matter were that the Union cantons on the
colours of the
RAF and the Royal Marines were identical (4:5 ratio), whereas, that of the
Royal Navy
differed (52:113 ratio).
Christopher wrote
"the QC's of the RAF and Royal Marines are the
only two sets which use the standard 'Admiralty pattern' of Union Flag,
whereas those of the RN and Army each have their own unique variation".
Indeed - Let us delve into the graphics in greater depth here,
and with a great deal of help from Christopher here too, we have constructed:
image by Martin Grieve, 21 July 2006
image by Martin Grieve, 21 July 2006
Compare to the Queen's colours of the RAF Union canton construction sheet
The actual differences between the Union Flag on the QC of the RN and the standard Admiralty pattern are:
Christopher Southworth, 19 August 2006