Which uniform?

[Aerofoil]

Hello all

I just wondered if someone in the know can answer my question. Today i saw a couple of first officers on my positioning flight from lhr to man and the uniform they were wearing i have never seen before. They were wearing the typical pilot uniform however they had red stripes inbetween their bars on their shoulders. Does anyone have any ideas?

Many thanks

Foil

[longarm]

If it was purple between the stripes then this usually indicates Engineering. Flight engineers often have purple between the stripes as do ground engineers.

[Simtech]

Red cloth between the stripes denotes a surgeon officer in the Royal Navy, also in the British Merchant Navy.

[sevenforeseven]

Virgin Atlantic, positioning to MAN for either Barbados, or Orlando service.