"Brian O'Neill" wrote in message
ng.com...
Great shots indeed, but how long has the RAF used this style of national
insignia? The wide white border on the roundel is a bit surprising to me.

This is the standard roundel for training aircraft. See link below and also
the Hawk aircraft in this series too...

http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/0...F_ROUNDELS.htm