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![[Pilot Jack until 1894 (Spain)]](../images/e/es~p1842.gif)
image by Phil Nelson
Flag abolished 1894
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I think the American-Spanish War website has made a mistake regarding the 19th century Spanish pilot flag. It was not a pilot flag as such, but a pilot jack – a jack signalling "I request a pilot". Moreover, it was not chequered red and yellow, but chequered red and white; this jack was originally the banner of Burgundy according to Gordon 1915, page 228.
Miles Li, 16 Jul 1999
I think Miles Li is correct. In Wilson 1985, page 70, R.H. Laurie's flag chart (1842) shows a chequered flag (red-white, 4 columns × 3 rows), as Spanish signal for a pilot.
Jarig Bakker, 04 Jan 2000
![[Pilot Jack 1886, mistaken variant (Spain)]](../images/e/es~p1886.gif)
According to American-Spanish War website
image by António Martins
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