Army Air Corps?

[lettman]

Are either or both of these cloth signs older verions of AAC flashes? The large one is 75mm square, the small one 60mm. I know that the 9th Regt AAC uses a merrowed-edged woven sign virtually identical to the large one, but wonder if they had an older version made of stitched together felt. This was the case, for example, with the Royal Regt of Fusiliers, whose first TRF was a rough one of felt before they received a fancier machine woven one.

[54Bty]

I have a red and blue version of the diagonal badge which came from the Royal Australian Artillery and worn as a diamond.

[tynesideirish]

Originally Posted by lettman

Are either or both of these cloth signs older verions of AAC flashes? The large one is 75mm square, the small one 60mm. I know that the 9th Regt AAC uses a merrowed-edged woven sign virtually identical to the large one, but wonder if they had an older version made of stitched together felt. This was the case, for example, with the Royal Regt of Fusiliers, whose first TRF was a rough one of felt before they received a fancier machine woven one.

Lettman,
Diagonally divided DZ flash 21 Recce Flight 1960-64, 21 Flight 1964-69, 664 Sqn 1969-73 should be 75mm / 3"
horizontally divided DZ flash 664 Parachute Sqn 1973-77, 658 Sqn 1983-

Correction RRF NEVER wore Felt DZ flash.

[lettman]

Originally Posted by tynesideirish

Lettman,
Diagonally divided DZ flash 21 Recce Flight 1960-64, 21 Flight 1964-69, 664 Sqn 1969-73 should be 75mm / 3"
horizontally divided DZ flash 664 Parachute Sqn 1973-77, 658 Sqn 1983-

Correction RRF NEVER wore Felt DZ flash.

Thanks for this, Tyneside Irish.
Re the RRF sign, I wasn't referring to a DZ flash, but to a TRF worn in the mid 1990s, 45 mm square and placed on the DPM cover of the helmet.

[tynesideirish]

Oops Sorry mate, Re: TRF /DZ.
I'm too young to have worn BD and thus seeing all Regiment's and Corps insignia on them.
but old enough to have served when only Airborne Forces wore any form of Tactical Recognition device. I'm still not used to the modern Gulf practice of every man Jack having TRF's on their uniforms...

[lettman]

Originally Posted by tynesideirish

Oops Sorry mate, Re: TRF /DZ.
I'm too young to have worn BD and thus seeing all Regiment's and Corps insignia on them.
but old enough to have served when only Airborne Forces wore any form of Tactical Recognition device. I'm still not used to the modern Gulf practice of every man Jack having TRF's on their uniforms...

That's OK. I found the RRF patch listed in one of Marc Sheriff's books on British unit I/D badges (as he calls them) and realised I actually had an example in my collection all along!

[airtrooper]

I was AAC from 84-02 and collect AAC insgnia.
I don't recognise either patch.
Regards.

[saumua]

Maybe Sigs patches....... where are you Cliff?

[Quicksilver]

Shaun,
Not Signals. Would have to be blue and white for tactical R. Sigs and Commonwealth Signals colours.

Rgds
Cliff

Originally Posted by saumua

Maybe Sigs patches....... where are you Cliff?