Lightning flash

[Badger44]

Does anyone know what this is please? It has scanned as a light coloured back ground but is in fact a dark orange colour. Any help would be appreciated

[Alan O]

It's from Op Herrick 13. 16th Air Assault Brigade's Pathefoinder Platton when they were in the Brigade Reconnaissence Force role.

[Colin S]

To be strictly accurate it is the DZ flash for the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, of which the Pathfinder Platoon was a component part, but the BRF contained other elements such as the Engineer Recce etc...

[grey_green_acorn]

Worn point uppermost? Lightning bolt tip pointing to top - following the arrow head design of the Pathfinder Platoon DZ Flash?? Was the desert version actually worn??

Tim

[Badger44]

Many thanks for the identification, gentlemen.
Re the question of how it is worn, I would also like to know whether as a square or point uppermost, please

[mike_vee]

'British Airborne Insignia' by Oliver Lock shows it square with point down.

http://www.militarymode.co.uk/britis...e-insignia/#17

[Royal]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

Was the desert version actually worn??

Tim

I certainly never saw it worn - I suspect this was a gizzit made up for the lads post tour although plenty of less than formally approved badges were regularly worn - not least the f**k al-Qaeda ones that so upset Tony Blair