Naval Aviation Related Cap Tallies

[sailorbear]

Hi all, can anyone out there tell me a little about these three cap tallies? (and yes I know the RFC & RNAS tallies are reproduction!) but at what time in history were they worn and by who? Does the RNAS tally stand for Royal Naval Air Service or the later Royal Naval Air Station? The only information I have on the RFC tally is the small paragraph below from the book Naval Cap tallies by Wayne Mitchell! but who exactly wore them ?

Lastly the FAA tally, what time period is this from and who would have worn it?

Any information would be of interest and photos/images of the tallies being worn would be very interesting!

Regards Tony

[DAVID B HOWELL]

Hi Tony

ROYAL FLYING CORPS worn during WW1 very few genunine ones around

RNAS Royal Naval Air Service again worn during WW1 by ratings in fact RNAS was never worn it was always worn as Royal Naval Air Service and I have only seen one genunine one in over 40 years of collecting

FAA Interesting one this as it was worn during WW11 on air stations by ratings including wrns (wrens) finished about 1950's on stations. However it was worn from that date and is still worn by members of the Field Gun Competion Crew when they do there displays

Trust this helps

David

[DAVID B HOWELL]

Hi Tony

I was interupted and clicked to quickly. To finish my reply the ones in your photo are from the 1970s

David

[royston]

I have one photograph of a rating in "square rig", with a group of other RNAS ratings in class 3 rig. The rating is wearing a RNAS cap tally.

Fleet Air Arm ratings under training in HMS SULTAN (Marine and Air Engineering School) wear FLEET AIR ARM cap tallies

[NEMO]

Hi REF : the Royal Flying Corps tallies ,

There was a book that came out about 1985 ` collecting Aironautica `

cant rememember the author but it was one of those small hard back book in the same style as the Howard Ripley collecting military buttons and the collecting army badges etc arms and armour series
( if your old your old you will know the ones i mean ............)

any way , theres a photo in there of one of the RFC titles and it states :

` one of only 50 manufactured `

the books always for sale on ebay , regards Michael

[RBJ MIlitaria]

FAA Interesting one this as it was worn during WW11 on air stations by ratings including wrns (wrens) finished about 1950's on stations. However it was worn from that date and is still worn by members of the Field Gun Competion Crew when they do there displaysTrust this helps

David[/QUOTE]

yes it was a pani as your cap fell off when going over the chasam ! LOL never seen field gun crews wearing cap tallies !

[royston]

Hi

For reference, photograph of RNAS Ratings, dated on the back 1916. Close-up photograph of rating in "square rig" with RNAS Cap Tally