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Originally Posted by SAS1
Harlequin, I probably didn't explain it properly. As far as I know the wide (Air Commodore) size rank lace was never worn in all black/blue as the Commandant of the Corps was always an RAF officer of Air Commodore rank or above
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I completely understand what you're saying: however, I am also absolutely-certain that AP3215 and AP3306 stated that in principle the rank of Observer Commodore
could be awarded to a sometime-future non-RAF CROC. This would
not have meant that any totally-black ribbon would've been produced, on the offchance of a future appointment (I think we're both in agreement on this point?)
I'll try and locate the proper detail as to the black cuff-lace that I believe was worn by WW2 era ROC Officers on their No1 HSD: note that unlike Post & Control Observers, they were *not* issued with coveralls or the later RAF pattern battledress.