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Old 16-05-09, 08:37 PM
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Default ID 2 para wings please

Hi guys,
Who can ID these two lovely wings? The first one does NOT glow under UV/black light.
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Pieter
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Old 16-05-09, 08:42 PM
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I think the second one is RAF Para training instructor half wings. This brevet was introduced in 1945. Parachute Jump Instructors (PJIs) are classed as honorary aircrew.
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Old 17-05-09, 04:45 PM
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The first "normal" para wings suggest they too may have been worn by RAF because of the dark (?black) backing. Alternatively I have seen them worn on an Army PTI's (dark) issue track-suit top.
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