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The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) (Arabic: القوة الجوية العراقية; Al Quwwa al
Jawwiya al Iraqiya) is the aerial warfare service branch of the
Iraqi
Armed Forces. The Iraqi Air
Force was founded as RIrAF (The Royal Iraqi Air Force) on April 22,
1931 during the British rule of Iraq. Before the creation of the
new air force, the RAF Iraq Command was in charge of all British Armed
Forces elements in Iraq in the 1920s and early 1930s. After the 14
July Revolution in 1958 the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) dropped the "Royal" from its name.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Air_Force
Esteban Rivera, 17 June 2014
The flag is a light blue horizontal flag with the IQAF
Coat
of Arms in the middle, seen here in
this video (at 1:10) from a BBC
news report.
Image of flag.
The flag looks like
this.
Esteban Rivera, 17 June 2014
"This has nearly not changed since 1931. It is a green triangle with a black
border. Superimposed on this has been a representation of the Arabic word
"Jaish", for army, in red."
Source: Military Aircraft Insignia of the World c2e98]
Jarig Bakker, 19 April 2001
Formed in 1931 as the Royal Iraqi Air Force, renamed in July 1958 to Al Quwwat
al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya.
Dov Gutterman, 17 June 2004
On the fin is painted the national flag. This marking changed when the
national flag changed.
Source: Military Aircraft Insignia of the World c2e98]
Željko Heimer, 28 November 2001
The only change since 1931 was in tail insignia. While the Royal Iraqi Air Force used vertical
rudder stripes in green-white-red-black, since 1958 the national flag has been used as
fin flash (which was changed when the flag changed).
Dov Gutterman, 17 June 2004