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Originally Posted by RWebb
B-52? joke I hope.
And no one has pointed out flying the flag backwards... not quite a symbol of distress I guess, but if that is a network TV pic you'd think they'd flip it.
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Not true - it appears backwards (with the blue jack towards the upper right rather than the usual upper left) because the flag is two-sided. This is even worn on U.S. military uniforms and displayed on vehicles/aircraft in this way.
The flag flown UPSIDE DOWN (with the jack below the bars/stripes) is a symbol of distress.
But you are correct in thinking that in a static flag display, the jack is normally displayed towards the upper left.