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Thanks everyone for your input so far. The wings shown are awesome, and Steven, you and your Great Uncle have done us all a great service, showing that there's a good chance the dual language wings were worn wartime. I have always believed this to be true, and now we have yet another puzzle piece. Hopefully others will see this thread and join in. Anyone else have some South African wings to share?
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Here are a few wings from the collection. My late mother served during WW2 and brother in the 1980s - 1990s.
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Here are some of my SAAF Brevet collection from that period. I had the help of Col Graham Du Toit who helped me verify which was used by the RAF and which was SAAF. AS far as I know I am missing a couple of "Crowned" ones. I have also seen some pictures of "field made" brevets which were variants from the RAF Observer brevet.
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I find it interesting that the english abbreviation comes before the Afrikaan designation on all but the Aerial Photographer......wonder why?
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Madziro
Your 'AG', 'S' and 'RO' are all RAF pattern, as is the Observer 'O'. The others are all South African, having a distinct shape wing and wreath. Lovely Air Sergeant tunic with British Pattern wing. I have an Officers uniform with a flat British AG wing. |
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An update to this thread....I just took posession of this uniform from a very good friend of mine, and although the BDU is RCAF the wing isn't......Is this a South African wing? I have never seen one like it before, but the construction mirrors SA wings, the distinct crown style, and white wreath?
Thanks!
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Wing is SA type, I have seen them before, although as before I have no confirmation they were worn during WW2. BD looks post war?
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BD is postwar, early 50's. Odd thing though the BDU was made in Quebec City, has "Canada" Tabs and CVSM ribbon, yet a South African wing? I know it could have been put together, but I wonder if they are original to each other?
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Hi All
I don't thinkthat's an SA wing. Looks wrong to me,maybe a theatre made wing? Cheers, Alex |
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I disagree, its a definate South African style crown, and white wreath, also common on SA wings. If RCAF theatre made, I'd suggest it would still ahve a brown wreath, although as the RCAF were generally the only others to wear crowned wings it might explain why he 'got away with it'. Im sure I have some sort of photo of one somewhere.
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Hi Mike,
Found anouther photograph for you. This time of an Air Gunner in the Rhodesian Air Force. Regards Steven |
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Thank You Steven, that's a great one!
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Hi Mike
Hers is the discharge certificate you asked after. Steven |
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There is another factor to throw into the pot of things to weigh up about what the SAAF wore as brevets during WW2. Being in the desert, and being a smaller air force, supplies were harder to come by, and other forces supplies were much more readily available. I have a few pictures of some SAAF members wearing non -SAAF issued items, it is clear that they were more preoccupied about just getting on with the job at hand. Here are 2 of the anomalies.
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