On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:42:44 -0400, Clarence Verge wrote: >> http://suvcw.org/flag.htm >> SUVCW--U. S. Flag Code (36 USC 10)
> Hi Sam; > This reference makes no mention of a possible meaning for the image of > the flag displayed backwards. i.e. union to the top right. As I recall, your question had to do with the position of a flag painted on an aircraft. It would seem that the rule to be followed in displaying the flag on the exterior of an aircraft should be consistent with the rule for displaying the flag from a motorcar. See para 175(b). According to my interpretation, if the flag is painted on the starboard side of the exterior of an aircraft, the union should be to the observer's top right and quite naturally toward the nose of the aircraft so as to face the direction of the wind. When the flag is displayed on the wall of a building the union should be to the observer's top left. > I was hoping you might have some insight in this area. The only meaning I would infer from a display of the flag in which the right and left of it is wrong, is that the proper protocol had been overlooked by someone ignorant of the rules. Many Americans do not know that there are rules on these matters. Most Americans know that the rules exist and they believe in observing the rules, but they don't know the rules from memory. Sometimes they ask questions about the rules and they get the wrong answers. In case of uncertainties, you should always Read The Fine Manual. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
