For hundreds of years, inverted flags have been harnessed as a signal of distress.
Hoisting the ensign upside-down was also a potentially covert way in which sailors might share that their ship had been taken by hostile forces and was being manoeuvred nefariously.
The United States Flag Code expresses the idea concisely, stating that a flag should never be flown upside-down,
“except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”*
Signal of Distress
For hundreds of years, inverted flags have been harnessed as a signal of distress.
Hoisting the ensign upside-down was also a potentially covert way in which sailors might share that their ship had been taken by hostile forces and was being manoeuvred nefariously.
The United States Flag Code expresses the idea concisely, stating that a flag should never be flown upside-down,
How do you fly a British flag upsidedown?
I was wondering that earlier. My best idea is to write "top" on it before hanging it upside down.
http://projectbritain.com/geography/unionjack7.html
Take a good look you’ll notice the George cross and St Andrew’s cross don’t line up diagonally , you can clearly notice on this Aussie flag here.
And Japan?
Ok....
I give up...
How ?
;)
Actually that's a legit question. For that particular flags design I do not know
I don't know, I just like to believe anyone who flies the UK flag is probably in distress anyway