Death Cruiser Flight Crew
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Vaucluse, France.
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B.O.A.C. uniform rank insignia for pilots
In 1956 the rank markings were as follows:
Senior captain 1st class, four half inch rings
Senior captain 2nd class, three half inch rings plus one quarter inch ring
Captain, three half inch rings
Senior first officer, two half inch rings with quarter inch ring in between
First officer, two half inch rings
Second officer, one half inch ring
I distinctly remember all the crew members boarding in tropical white uniforms at Kano in 1953. This was discontinued, except for white covers over the hats while in the tropics. By the early 1960s this too had ceased.