Originally Posted by
NightFlit
Do pilots, on combat missions, therefore remove their name badges and Squadron Crests?
Yes.
All badges are fastened with velcro. Still gives the game away. One ex-Int O (Green Slime) was in Belize in Apr 1982, when some RAF types in growbags came in. They had no badges but patches.
As an expert Int O with a hobby of observing badges he knew they were 39 Sqn.