Madziro,
The pics with the wings were very useful. Helped me to identify 3 wings I have. Thank you.
A few questions of you don’t mind.
1. What does ‘Commando’ in the context of wings mean?
Does it indicate pilots trained for SF and para related sorties?
2. “Radio operator ‘R O M”. I’m guessing the ‘R O’ is for ‘radio operator’. What’s the ‘M’ for?
3. Flight engineer ‘F E B T‘. If the ‘F E” is for ‘flight engineer” what is the B T’ for?
4. Do you know the exact decade ‘Tupperware’ (rubberised) shoulder flashes were introduced by the SADF? I’m guessing late 1970’s or early
1980’s? They were also used by South West Africa but never by Rhodesia.
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