WW2 Air Cadet Uniform 346 HANOVER

[Vuhlkansu]

WW2 Air Cadet Uniform 346 HANOVER
I recently acquired two ww2 air cadet tunics. Both dated 1943 C-BroadArrow. Size large (5’9 and 5’11) both linked to 346 HANOVER Air cadet Squadron, Only active during WW2
The tunics are missing the collar pins, I have since added them on.
Buttons are RCAF Kings Crown, not the standard Air Cadet ones. I am guessing this was done by the cadets, as the thread appears to be ww2 era.
Since I have 2 of them… the Second one is up for trades.
Enjoy.
The rest of my collection can be seen here…
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/qq42/Vuhlkansu/

[Mike Jackson]

Hanover, Ontario I assume? The Hanover I know would have been a rather dodgy place to be an Air Cadet in the war years.

[Phillip Herring]

Originally Posted by Mike Jackson

Hanover, Ontario I assume? The Hanover I know would have been a rather dodgy place to be an Air Cadet in the war years.

I think they had their own youth movement.

Phil

[wardog]

If they wore the same service dress as the RCAF I would think that the jacket was made with those buttons. Many years later and in the UK I was issued a greatcoat from a mixed pile of RAF and ATC greatcoats, at the time battledress was going out of use in the ATC. We took off the RAF shite hawks but there were no ATC buttons to use on them, so some had ATC buttons and shoulder insignia, others RAF buttons and no insignia. Regards, Paul.

[Vuhlkansu]

The uniforms worn by the air cadets durring ww2 were different then what the RCAF had. Notice the difference in the cut of the collar compared to the standard enlisted man's tunic.

[edstorey]

Can you provide an image of the lable?

Thank you,

ED

[wardog]

I've only had one WWII dated RAF jacket so if you hapen to have pictures to show the differences between cadet and RCAF jackets that would be interesting. Cheers, Paul.

[Vuhlkansu]

So here is my collection as it stands
I had been meening to take a picture of the label inside the jacket. Ill do it next time i take my tunic and camera out.

As for the difference... look up the RAF uniform during ww2 in google. Look at how the collar is cut.

[SAS1]

I picked up a WW2 Air Cadet tunic a while back, lovely condition, all badges, titles etc. I'd think the buttons might have been added by mistake, although as mentioned they might have been supplied like that.

Some years ago I picked up a mint WW2 Royal Observer Corps battledress (Sept 1942 dated) with RAF buttons and shoulder eagles. I thought they had been added by a reinactor, but a letter to the ROC Museum confirmed they were issued like that, and the recipient was expected to remove the badges and buttons and substitute them with ROC ones.

I am looking for a pair of brass WW2 type Air Cadet buttons for the tunic pocket. KNow where I can find any? I need them for the insignia collection. Do you have any titles spare, I only have a couple myself. I'll try and add a photo of my stuff, I have a full set of the wartime proficiency badges and a few others missing from your photo.

[RCN]

Altho I am not an Air Force/Air Cadet collector I have been following this topic with interest.

I have recently come into some photos of Air Cadets & thought it might be an idea to post here to illustrate the uniforms worn in the 1930's.

This unit was at a private school in Ontario.

The first shot was taken in 1938, & the second shot taken in 1940.
In the 1940 shot you can just see the sleeve lace insignia worn by the two cadet leaders on either side of their Instructor.

There is no shoulder city/location insignia (similar to those posted earlier) that I can see in either of the shots

Bryan

[RCN]

& a shot of the same unit taken in 1957.

Bryan

[shootemup]

As Air Cadets did not yet exist in 1938, either the picture was taken later, or it was an army cadet corps affiliated with a RCAF unit and utilizing RCAF accoutrements, or the persons pictured are RCAF personnel attached to a cadet corps, or the uniform is a "local use" uniform (as many of the private school corps had). Do you know what school this would have been? I'm also intrigued by the chief instructor's cap badge and the collar badges the "cadets" are wearing, as well.

[RCN]

Originally Posted by shootemup

As Air Cadets did not yet exist in 1938, either the picture was taken later, or it was an army cadet corps affiliated with a RCAF unit and utilizing RCAF accoutrements, or the persons pictured are RCAF personnel attached to a cadet corps, or the uniform is a "local use" uniform (as many of the private school corps had). Do you know what school this would have been? I'm also intrigued by the chief instructor's cap badge and the collar badges the "cadets" are wearing, as well.

The photo is definitely 1938, & yes I have quite a bit more info on this Instructor. The private school is Trinity College School in Port Hope. During the pre war years TCS had originally been an Army Cadet Corps, but in 1936 they exchanged their uniforms for blue & became an Air Cadet Corps affiliated with the 110th City of Toronto Sqdn of the RCAF. They became their own Air Cadet Corps number 389 in 1947. I think the unit was finally disbanded in the 1980's.

I dont know what the cap or collars the cadets are wearing but I think the Instructor's badge might be the 1WW GS cap badge. He was commissioned in 1933 & was still wearing his army uniform until the Corps became a formal Air cadet unit in 1947. He is the older officer 2nd from left, front row, in the 1957 photo above.

Bryan

[Phillip Herring]

Trinity College's cadet badges are shown in Mazeas.

Phil

[RCN]

Originally Posted by Phillip Herring

Trinity College's cadet badges are shown in Mazeas.

Phil

Could you post pictures of the TCS badges pls Phil? I dont have Mazeas.

Thanks, Bryan