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I suspect "Melchy" is talking about people who continue to wear wings when they should be wearing the light bulb. Between 1967 - 69 I was a member of the NEAF Para Rescue Team based at AKR, did the Abingdon course and was entitled to wings. When I returned to the UK and the requirement for me to jump had gone, I was supposed to change to the light bulb. I claim the 5th amendment.
I knew a Cranwell intake of four Regiment officers who did the course at Colerne as I believe it then was and wore the full wings, even though none of them were ever posted to 2 Squadron which was (is?) the Regiment's para squadron.
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Wensleydale: What a spoilsport you are!! Now I can mention that the 2 officers could not have been using Webley Mk 6 .455" revolvers either - as they hadn't been invented then!!!
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Surely the four young gentlemen,having received their award,were entitled to wear them for the rest of their service. When I returned to helos, I wore both wings until I retired.
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Please excuse the diversionary question, but it seems most VVSOs these days wear RAF Regt ‘mudguards’, despite (it seems) having never served in the Regt.
Any rationale would be appreciated.
Any rationale would be appreciated.
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ACM Sir Richard Johns was appointed Honorary Air Commodore of the RAF Regiment in 2000, and was presented with his mudguards at Honington.
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AM Sir Bay North is another ... https://www.rafa.org.uk/blog/2017/07...s-association/
And ACM Sir Steven Dalton.
I knew I've seen images of at least a couple, which is why I asked the question.
Hon Air Cdre RAF Regt is the explanation.
Thanks for the information ... I shall sleep easier now!
And ACM Sir Steven Dalton.
I knew I've seen images of at least a couple, which is why I asked the question.
Hon Air Cdre RAF Regt is the explanation.
Thanks for the information ... I shall sleep easier now!
Not quite the right thread, but I saw some interesting badges on a "colourised" film on TV of work going on at Bletchley Park during WW2 (possibly filmed in a less secret location) Anyway a couple of the RAF chaps, one a sergeant and the other a corporal were wearing four war service chevrons on their lower sleeves. We had a discussion on these on another thread which I cant find, and the general opinion (confirmed by Danny) was that although they were authorised they were often not issued and seldom seen on uniform. Interesting to see two NCOs in the same room wearing them.
To add to the interest another corporal was wearing "Mauritius" shoulder titles on his BD, which must have been pretty scarce. I had a collection of these overseas RAF titles pass though my hands many years ago, and one which stuck in my mind was "Argentina"!.
To add to the interest another corporal was wearing "Mauritius" shoulder titles on his BD, which must have been pretty scarce. I had a collection of these overseas RAF titles pass though my hands many years ago, and one which stuck in my mind was "Argentina"!.
