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Latest comment: 1 year ago by 62.143.204.230 in topic That's not a Semaphore flag

That's not a Semaphore flag edit

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Semaphore when referring to flag signals requires two smaller flags that can be waved in the style of airport forefield signals... As he only carries one flag, that also seems to be of considerable size, this is actually a WigWag flag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigwag_(flag_signals)

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