Originally Posted by WhiteOvies
Maybe its just the Harrier force but 4(AC) Sqn don't like people writing it this way and even their incident signals use IV.
Many years ago at a secret harrier base in Germany (the last harrier one) the Stn Cdr was asked by a visiting senior civil servant why some sqns used Arabic numerals (eg 1(F) and 3 (F)) whereas others (IV(AC)) used Roman numerals. Said Stn Cdr, promptly turned to the young Climebear and tasked me to find out asap (great task - VIP visit and I'm standing in the middle of an airfield in Germany).
Several calls to the RAF Museum and the Air Historical branch revealed that the use of roman numerals was largely based on the whim of the respective sqn cdrs when the Sqns were formed/designed their crest. Out of such things, great traditions grow!
Where will this individuality end? if we don't watch out Sqns will be using the designs off bottles of beer for their crests
