C-17s and the Union Flag

Moose wrote:
Hi Jim

Just a quick note to say that it is a Union Jack 'not' a Union Flag.


The Royal Navy will tell you that it is only a Union Jack when flown from
the jackstay or jackstaff of a ship. Otherwise, the RN says "Union Flag" is
correct. Other sources are more lenient and allow "Union Jack" in other
circumstances, but I know of none that say "Union Flag" is incorrect.

Some discussion of the use of the two terms can be found he

http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/uni...nion-jack.html

But for the final word, see the Royals' own web site. It initially says
"Union Flag, or Union Jack" but thereafter uses "Union Flag" almost
exclusively. They should know, shoudn't they?

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page398.asp
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