Civil air ensign

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A nation's civil air ensign is its national flag (or a variation thereof) which represents civil aviation in that nation. Typically, it is flown from buildings connected with the administration of civil aviation and it may also be flown by airlines of the appropriate country.[1] A civil air ensign is the equivalent of the civil ensign which represents merchant shipping. Not all countries have civil air ensigns.

[edit] List of civil air ensigns

Flag	Country	Date	Name	Description
	Australia	1935	Australian Civil Aviation Ensign	An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross superimposed[2]
	United Kingdom	11 August 1931	British Civil Air Ensign	A light blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and a dark blue Latin cross fimbriated white placed overall
	Fiji		Fijian Civil Air Ensign	An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Fijian coat of arms superimposed
	Ghana		Ghanaian Civil Air Ensign	A light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly
	Greece		Greek Civil Air Ensign	A white cross on a blue field with a Greek roundel in the centre. Also used as the ensign of the Hellenic Air Force.[3]
	Guyana		Guyanese Civil Air Ensign	An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Flag of Guyana in the canton
	New Zealand	16 November 1938	New Zealand Civil Air Ensign	An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross as seen from New Zealand in the fourth quarter
	Pakistan	1951	Pakistani Civil Air Ensign	A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design[4]

[edit] List of former civil air ensigns

Flag	Country	Date	Name	Description
	South Africa	From or before 1935	South African Civil Air Ensign	An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the 1928 Flag of South Africa in the canton