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flag, ensign

human history
  • Other Name

    Royal Air Force Ensign, WW2, that belonged to Sir Keith Park, MC, DFC, WW2 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    RAF Ensign, WW2; rectangle shape; light blue base with union jack on the top left corner with a navy blue background and red and white crosses; to the left is a navy blue circle encasing a white circle and a smaller red circle; white seem attached to the left side encasing a rope

  • Place
    [United Kingdom]
  • Associated Place

    United Kingdom

  • Accession Number
    1975.24
  • Accession Date
    1975
  • Other Id

    F083 (flag)

  • Department

    History

    War History

flag, ensign, 1975.24, F083

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Images

  • flag, ensign, 1975.24, F083
  • flag, ensign, 1975.24, F083
  • flag, ensign, 1975.24, F083
  • flag, ensign, 1975.24, F083
  • flag, ensign, 1975.24, F083

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, F083
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Flag maker)

  • Place
    [United Kingdom]
  • Date
    [1939-1945]
  • Associated Notes

    Royal Air Force Ensign that belonged to Sir Keith Park, MC, DFC, WW2

    During WW1 New Zealander Keith Rodney Park saw service with the NZFA, the RFA, and as a fighter pilot with the RFC. Following the war he remained with the RAF and during WW2 was Commander of the RAF during the evacuation from Dunkirk and in charge of defending London and southern England from German bombing raids during the Battle of Britain.

    He was subsequently charged with the defence of Malta (1942), and finally was promoted to the post of Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, South East Asia.

  • Associated Event
    WW2; 1939-1945
  • Associated Person

     Sir Keith Rodney Park

     Royal Air Force

  • Associated Place

    United Kingdom

  • Associated Date
    1939-1945
  • Period

    World War 2/Wars

  • Media

    cloth

  • Measurement Description
    6'0" x 3'0"
  • Measurement Reading

    914mm

    1830mm

  • Subject Category

    air warfare/wars

  • Classification

    flag, ensign

    flag

    Flag, Ensign

    Flag, Maritime

    Flag

    Organisational Objects

    Ceremonial Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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