File:Roundel of the United States (1942–1943).svg

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English: Roundel used by US armed forces from 6 May 1942 to 28 June 1943 when white bars and a red outline were added as the result of studies which showed that shape was more important than color from a distance.
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US Navy F4U Corsair Elliot, John M. (1989) The Official Monogram US Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide Vol 2 1940-1949, Sturbridge, MA: Monogram Aviation Publications ISBN: 0-914144-32-4. Bell, Dana (1995) Air Force Colors Volume 1 1926-1942, Carrollton: Squadron Signal Publications ISBN: 0-89747-316-7.

According to Section 40.1.1.2 Color of MIL-STD-2161A (AS), the colors of this insignia are established as FED-STD-595 red 11136 white 17925 blue 15044. The visualization of the colors comes from http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=11136+17925+15044)
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Originally created by Brett Burton in Inkscape and modified by F l a n k e r then remodified by NiD.29

Public domain This image is in the public domain in the United States because it contains materials that originally came from a United States Armed Forces badge or logo. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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current22:11, 12 August 2023Thumbnail for version as of 22:11, 12 August 2023602 × 602 (261 bytes)Fry1989 (talk | contribs)Minor improvements
17:45, 31 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 17:45, 31 August 2019601 × 601 (312 bytes)FDRMRZUSA (talk | contribs)Corrected geometry. Reoptimized and fixed svg code. No other changes.
17:46, 12 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 17:46, 12 August 2019601 × 601 (311 bytes)FDRMRZUSA (talk | contribs)Corrected "star" centering. Aligned dimensions to new roundels standard. Optimized and fixed svg code. No other changes.
21:43, 7 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:43, 7 June 2012700 × 700 (448 bytes)NiD.29 (talk | contribs)rem extra border space
21:34, 7 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:34, 7 June 20121,270 × 700 (491 bytes)NiD.29 (talk | contribs)darken blue as per refs
05:07, 12 September 2010Thumbnail for version as of 05:07, 12 September 20101,080 × 1,080 (723 bytes)Zscout370 (talk | contribs)Code
14:27, 7 September 2010Thumbnail for version as of 14:27, 7 September 2010600 × 600 (4 KB)Kwasura (talk | contribs)Correction of the proportion based on: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq2-1.htm
23:40, 1 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 23:40, 1 June 2010600 × 600 (3 KB)Fry1989 (talk | contribs)shade
23:48, 9 July 2007Thumbnail for version as of 23:48, 9 July 2007600 × 600 (3 KB)F l a n k e r (talk | contribs)== Summary == Originally Image:USAAC_roundel.svg created by Brett Burton in Inkscape and modified by F l a n k e r {{PD-USGov-Military-Badge}} == Licensing == {{PD-USGov}} Category:Roundels [[Category:

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