VS 44 Excambain American Eport Airlines KLGA 1042

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VS 44 Excambain American Eport Airlines KLGA 1042

Postby Tom284 » 10 Nov 2006 15:45

Photo of the plane my Dad crewed on at KLGA in 1942.Image
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Postby AS83 Jason Epps-Eades » 10 Nov 2006 18:11

Now I know I'm a kiwi but is that flag the right way away ?

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Postby Anthony Fluhart AS167 » 10 Nov 2006 19:45

Actually it is... on all american planes the flag is "backwards" on that side because the American flag never flies backwards. Its as if the flag is in motion.


Why is the flag sometimes backwards on the side of airplanes, buses, and military uniforms?

The flag decals have the union (the blue area with the stars) on the side closer to the front of the plane. On the plane's left, the decal shows the flag with the union at the left, as usual. On the plane's right side, the union is on the right. This is done so that the flag looks as if it is blowing in the wind created by the forward movement of the ship or airplane. You can see this on cars and trucks as well. There are two separate flag patches in the Army inventory: the normal U.S. flag replica that is worn on the left sleeve, and what is referred to as the "reversed field" flag patch, which is worn on the right sleeve.

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Postby AS83 Jason Epps-Eades » 10 Nov 2006 19:55

Wow - You learn something new everyday

Cheers for that

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