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Alain Conradi
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
27-02-24, 09:50 AM
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Junior Parachute Company
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Thanks a lot all for the info, I appreciate it. ...
Thanks a lot all for the info, I appreciate it.
On B&T 1, they do mention it was made in silk on page 161 - plate descriptions.
As for wear, I only have one picture of a guy wearing it on the chest...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
12-02-24, 01:56 PM
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Royal Marines - Cliff leader
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Royal Marines - Cliff leader
Dear all, this badge of a Cliff Leader (Cliff Assault Instructor) has a Queen's crown on top. Yet, this qualification is already described in RMRO 228 of 1950. Did this badge also exist with a King's...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
08-02-24, 10:08 PM
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RASC Air Despatcher
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Alain Conradi
Thanks !
Thanks !
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
08-02-24, 05:42 PM
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RASC Air Despatcher
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RASC Air Despatcher
Dear all, I've read that the first Air Despatcher companies were created in March 1944 within the RASC in preparation of Operation Overlord. I have yet only seen RASC Despatcher wings with the...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
08-02-24, 02:58 PM
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UK N°1 dress wing?
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Alain Conradi
UK N°1 dress wing?
Dear all, I have my doubts this is are UK wings looking at the fabric used as a background (looks more like a working dress cloth). Rather large : from wingtip to wingtip 10cm, height parachute 3 cm....
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
07-02-24, 07:59 AM
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An old lightbulb and some PJI's
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Alain Conradi
An old lightbulb and some PJI's
Dear all, I need some help here trying to determine age/era of these badges.
The lightbulb is printed/painted on a khaki piece of cloth, looks a bit like the stone uniform of the marines, but the...
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General Topics.
05-02-24, 06:51 PM
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Colours in the British army
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Alain Conradi
Thanks a lot guys, highly appreciated !
Thanks a lot guys, highly appreciated !
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General Topics.
05-02-24, 04:15 PM
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Colours in the British army
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Alain Conradi
Here they are Tim. Number 9 looks like it is...
Here they are Tim. Number 9 looks like it is black, but it is in fact green, but very, very dark. 4 and 5 look similar, but 4 is somewhat brighter than 5. Same goes for 7 and 8, 7 is more bright. I...
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General Topics.
05-02-24, 04:02 PM
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Colours in the British army
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Alain Conradi
Thanks Tim. Would it be OK if I post several...
Thanks Tim. Would it be OK if I post several parawings here in different shades of green so you can identify them for me?
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
05-02-24, 01:10 PM
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Junior Parachute Company
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Alain Conradi
Junior Parachute Company
I'm bringing new life in an old discussion : often you see these wings identified as "Junior Parachute Company", yet sometimes you can also see them as "The Parachute Regiment". Now, I'm aware that...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
05-02-24, 12:58 PM
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Unknown SAS wing
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Alain Conradi
Unknown SAS wing
An unusual SAS wing, does anyone knows more?
Cheers,
Alain
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
05-02-24, 12:37 PM
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SAS bullion wings
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Alain Conradi
SAS bullion wings
Dear all, a question on UK bullion SAS wings : these wings exist (regardless the colour of background) in a version with silver wings and golden parachute and a version with golden wings and silver...
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General Topics.
05-02-24, 12:28 PM
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Colours in the British army
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Alain Conradi
Colours in the British army
Dear all, as a Dutch-speaking Belgian it isn't always simple to translate. When it comes to descriptions of colours it gets even worse :-). Can somebody please tell me, or better show me, the...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
04-02-24, 03:27 PM
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Belgian badges
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Alain Conradi
Hi, this is in fact the shoulderbadge from...
Hi, this is in fact the shoulderbadge from "Bataljon Bevrijding" a Belgian infantrybattalion, translated as Liberation Batallion which inhereted the traditions of the WW2 Brigade Piron. This...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-24, 02:59 PM
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines wear of parawings
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Alain Conradi
Correct, but then read the first line of DCI(RN)...
Correct, but then read the first line of DCI(RN) 131 of 2003 which reinstates the wear of the wing. That clearly states that as of December 1991 RN Officers and Ratings who ...
Anyway, for me the...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
03-02-24, 04:38 PM
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines wear of parawings
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Alain Conradi
Guys, I'm not talking about foreign parawings,...
Guys, I'm not talking about foreign parawings, but about UK parawings for wear on Navy uniform. And did some extra research : what I say is correct, UK parawings were worn on the leftcuff of the blue...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-24, 06:42 PM
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines wear of parawings
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Alain Conradi
Royal Navy and Royal Marines wear of parawings
Dear all, in the revised BR 81 (Royal Navy and Royal Marines Uniform Regulations) of 1984 (supersedes 1966 edition) paragraph 0320.6 describes the wear of flying badges. For the blue uniform it...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-24, 12:16 PM
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Dating UK commandobadges
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Alain Conradi
Dating UK commandobadges
Dear all, I'm trying to date these commandobadges. All help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Alain
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-24, 12:00 PM
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Dating British parawings
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Alain Conradi
Dating British parawings
Dear all, I have some British parawings here which I can't date. I suspect some of them might be WW2. Can anybody please help? Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Alain
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-24, 11:59 AM
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Air Force wings
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Alain Conradi
Air Force wings
Dear all, on top an obsolete RAF parawing, second the current one. But the third one is on black, also RAF parawing? And what about the fourth one, also on black but completely different style....
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-24, 11:57 AM
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Marines parawings
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Alain Conradi
Marines parawings
Dear all, on top a red on blue obsolete Marines parawing, second one is a variation on a darker blue. But the third one is on black, also marines?
Cheers,
Alain
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General Topics.
23-01-24, 01:16 PM
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JSP 336
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Alain Conradi
JSP 336
Does anyone have JSP 336 in a digital format please? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Alain
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
22-01-24, 05:06 PM
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Weird "British" wing
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Alain Conradi
Well, I wasn't the one who bought one of these...
Well, I wasn't the one who bought one of these wings. I got mine for only 4,5 euro :-). But then the question remains : why would somebody (twice) pay that amount of money if you're not sure you're...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
22-01-24, 04:43 PM
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Norwegian Parachute Wing
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Alain Conradi
Info most probably comes out of Bragg & Turner....
Info most probably comes out of Bragg & Turner. Have a look at B&T 1, 409.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
22-01-24, 04:39 PM
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Para Wings
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Alain Conradi
I have them as London Irish Rifles
I have them as London Irish Rifles
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