US_roundel_1942-1943.svg
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Summary
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English:
Roundel
used by US armed forces from 6 May 1942 to 28 June 1943 when white bars and a red outline were added as the result of studies which showed that shape was more important than color from a distance.
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US Navy F4U Corsair Elliot, John M. (1989) The Official Monogram US Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide Vol 2 1940-1949 , Sturbridge, MA: Monogram Aviation Publications ISBN : 0-914144-32-4 . Bell, Dana (1995) Air Force Colors Volume 1 1926-1942 , Carrollton : Squadron Signal Publications ISBN : 0-89747-316-7 . According to Section 40.1.1.2 Color of MIL-STD-2161A (AS), the colors of this insignia are established as FED-STD-595 red 11136 white 17925 blue 15044. The visualization of the colors comes from http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=11136+17925+15044 ) |
| Author | NiD.29 |
Originally created by Brett Burton in Inkscape and modified by F l a n k e r then remodified by NiD.29
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it contains materials that originally came from a United States Armed Forces badge or logo. As a work of the U.S. federal government , the image is in the public domain in the United States. |
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public domain
in the United States because it is a
work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties
under the terms of
Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105
of the
US Code
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