The Roundel - Circles in Circles
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge - 18/11/2023 - Circles .
My first thought for the challenge was the roundel that is found on all RAF aircraft , but I will not have a chance to get to photograph any such aircraft for a while now . However , first idea was to print one of my many shots from photo workshops or air shows and photograph that , but somehow not quite in the spirit of SSC . Then I remembered my jigsaw that has been difficult to get going , the outside frame was done and the section with the roundel was thankfully complete , get camera and job done .
Since the introduction of the roundel on Royal Flying Corps aircraft in 1914 it has undergone various changes and modifications depending on the time period and type of aircraft being used and the role it performed. Whilst appearing in various guises during the First and Second World Wars after this period there have been less modifications to the roundel. Read about the history of the Royal Air Force roundel from 1914 to present day with images for each one.
It was during the first months of the First World War that this need to identify quickly became a pressing issue as a number of 'friendly fire' incidents occurred. The first solution implemented by the Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the Royal Air Force, was to paint the Union Jack on the underside of the lower wing. Whilst at low-level this was adequate in enabling identification of the aircraft by ground forces, at higher altitude less of the flag was visible leading to misidentification.
The solution to this problem was suggested in a memo on the 29th October 1914 circulated by Major General David Henderson, Commanding Royal Flying Corps, British Army in the Field which was to copy a system used by the Armee de l'Air. This was a circle consisting of a red outer ring then white with a blue circle in the middle, the RFC version would have the blue and red reversed and be painted onto the wings only.
On the 12th November 1914 the wing roundel was officially introduced for all Royal Flying Corps aircraft and was followed on the 23rd June 1915 with a decision that the roundel should appear on the fuselage as well, replacing the Union Jack. This has been the standard roundel ever since.
Well it is an Avro Lancaster " Bomber " -- one for sight&sound ----
The Roundel - Circles in Circles
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge - 18/11/2023 - Circles .
My first thought for the challenge was the roundel that is found on all RAF aircraft , but I will not have a chance to get to photograph any such aircraft for a while now . However , first idea was to print one of my many shots from photo workshops or air shows and photograph that , but somehow not quite in the spirit of SSC . Then I remembered my jigsaw that has been difficult to get going , the outside frame was done and the section with the roundel was thankfully complete , get camera and job done .
Since the introduction of the roundel on Royal Flying Corps aircraft in 1914 it has undergone various changes and modifications depending on the time period and type of aircraft being used and the role it performed. Whilst appearing in various guises during the First and Second World Wars after this period there have been less modifications to the roundel. Read about the history of the Royal Air Force roundel from 1914 to present day with images for each one.
It was during the first months of the First World War that this need to identify quickly became a pressing issue as a number of 'friendly fire' incidents occurred. The first solution implemented by the Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the Royal Air Force, was to paint the Union Jack on the underside of the lower wing. Whilst at low-level this was adequate in enabling identification of the aircraft by ground forces, at higher altitude less of the flag was visible leading to misidentification.
The solution to this problem was suggested in a memo on the 29th October 1914 circulated by Major General David Henderson, Commanding Royal Flying Corps, British Army in the Field which was to copy a system used by the Armee de l'Air. This was a circle consisting of a red outer ring then white with a blue circle in the middle, the RFC version would have the blue and red reversed and be painted onto the wings only.
On the 12th November 1914 the wing roundel was officially introduced for all Royal Flying Corps aircraft and was followed on the 23rd June 1915 with a decision that the roundel should appear on the fuselage as well, replacing the Union Jack. This has been the standard roundel ever since.
Well it is an Avro Lancaster " Bomber " -- one for sight&sound ----