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Old 26-04-08, 02:49 PM
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Default What are these parachutes - Canadian and U/K

Can anyone ID these. Obviously one's Canadian!
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Old 26-04-08, 03:41 PM
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Top is Canadian, also comes with a red maple leaf, although the difference?

Bottom is an SAS tropical issue, although I'm not sure if it's a fantasy piece (opinion seems 50/50 from those I've spoken too), that can also be found in Brass, origins? Possibly Australian, or British, IMO more likely the former.

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Old 26-04-08, 06:15 PM
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Eddie, the white maple leaf was for those who were airborne qualified and member of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. The red maple leaf is still for those members of the regular and reserve forces that are only jump qualified.
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that can also be found in Brass, origins? Possibly Australian, or British, IMO more likely the former.

The brass SAS wings are worn by RAN Clearance Divers who served with the Australian SASR as a member of the CT Offshore Assault Team during the 1980's - early 1990's
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Just to clarify: The wear of the Canadian Parachute badge with white maple leaf is worn by those that have received Paratroop Allowance for service on strength of operational airborne formations or units ie. specifically designated Regular and Militia army sub-units assigned to the airborne role or the Canadian Parachute-Centre OR, service on strength of a previous airborne formation or unit, such as: Special Service Force, Canadian Airborne Regiment, Canadian Airborne Centre, CF Parachute Maintenance Depot, Mobile Strike Force, Defence of Canada Force, Canadian Joint Air Training Centre and 28 Central Ordnance Depot.

Other qualified parachutists wear the red maple leaf badge.

This paraphrased from CF Dress Instructions
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Just a little addition to Adam's post. The maple leaf is not white but actually silver. The badge shown in Eddie's post is for wear on the Service Dress shirt and for some reason painted white (probably because silver would not show very well) even though it was known as the silver maple leaf. While I was with the Airborne the maple leaf on the wings of the Service Dress tunic were red for everyone and those in receipt of Paratroop Allowance were issued a silver maple leaf pin to place over the red maple leaf. When a member ceased to receive Paratroop Allowance he was entitled to continue wearing the silver maple leaf if he had received the allowance for a minimum of two years. If he had less than two years at the cessation of the allowance then he had to revert to the red maple leaf.

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Old 02-09-12, 04:13 AM
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The brass SAS wings are worn by RAN Clearance Divers who served with the Australian SASR as a member of the CT Offshore Assault Team during the 1980's - early 1990's
Beg to differ regarding the 2nd wings. They are supposedly Brit tropical but I have yet to see proof of them worn.

The RAN wings which Chis refers to are different. See attached examples.
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