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[autumncomesearly]

[ambroses-stuff]

I think i'm gonna try to get better at drawings because what is that 😭

[nocternalrandomness]

RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX at the Aviation Nation Airshow, Nellis AFB, Nevada

[flags-n-shit]

The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organization in eastern Africa, which is mostly focused on promoting economic integration in the region. Member states include the DR Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania. This is their flag:

It’s about what you’d expect from such an organization. Pretty neutral, with a seal in the middle. The colored stripes feature every main color from the flags of the member states, which is a nice touch. It’s about as decent a flag as could be asked for, all things considered.

However,

over the past dozen-ish years, the EAC has been in talks to unite the members into a sovereign state which would be known as the East African Federation. They planned to have this accomplished by 2023, but a series of setbacks, most notably Covid, slowed down the process significantly, and while they’re still working on it, it’s unclear when exactly the federation will actually occur.

Regardless, while the above flag may be serviceable for an organization, I don’t think it would work on the international stage, and the Federation would need something better. So, I made them one.

This is my proposal:

The blue field remains, with its original symbolism of peace and the Great Lakes. I also kept the stripes idea, but I replaced the clashing colors with eight even white stripes for the eight founding members of the Federation.

The black pointed oval shape is based on the traditional shields of the region, which is seen in the coats of arms of Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, and on the flag of Kenya.

The multicolored star (plus the black shield) contains every major color on every member state’s flag, similar to the stripes in the incumbent flag. The lozenges coming together to form the star represents the unification of East Africa.

[beepbeepbithc]

hello

biting u

[stephan-c]

Did some rearranging and organizing. Wish i had a before and after.

@thelonelyskeleton youre always such a big help!

[lifejoy-co]

A unique formation (from left to right and top to bottom)

F-4 Phantom II

Mirage III

F-16 Fighting Falcon

MiG-19

F-14 Tomcat

MiG-21

A-6 Intruder

A-7 Corsair II

[lukebhs17]

eaf snakers 👟