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Parachutist Wings - Instructor ?
The badge illustrated below, is white metal, and depicts a parachutist in harness & parachute superimposed against outstretched wings.
The reverse of the badge has 2 x hinges on the extreme tips of the wings, presumably for afixing to uniform Question: Is this a formal British Army Parachute Instructors badge, and if so where on the uniform was it worn, and in what period? This badge, and several others in cloth (which latter I can identify), came from the estate of a former qualified Army Parachute Jump Instructor, hence my assumption that the badge is some sort of instructors inisgnia Any positive identification(s) will be appreciated. Yours aye, Mark
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This looks like it is part of a 1950s era Soviet Union paratrooper insignia (see attached scan).Soviet Union 50s.jpg
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Thanks for your reply - and yes the badge I illustrated appears to be exactly the same as your Soviet badge.
Now that's a surprise - not least as the person who had acquired this badge was a WW2 veteran and 'Cold War' warrior, and the last thing I would have expected to find amongst his badges would be a Soviet piece of insignia. I can only assume it was a private purchase, rather then a presentation piece. Interesting. Yours aye, Mark
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