- The Governor General of Canada
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Command Colour
July 20, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 741
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Blazon
Flag
Azure the badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force, as recorded in Volume VI, page 291, between four maple leaves stems inward Or;
Symbolism
Flag
As a branch of Her Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Air Force uses as its Command Colour a blue flag with the Badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force in its centre. The maple leaves in the corners symbolize the “four corners of the world” in which the Air Force might be called to serve.