World Airborne Wings

[Ang Mo Kio]

Former Yugoslavian parachute instructor wing.Bragg & Turner # 846.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Togo parachutist & instructor para badge.Bragg & Turner # 448, 1073.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Obsolete Hungarian Master parachutist badge.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Obsolete Hungarian Master parachutist badge.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Polish Air Force Instructor parachutist wing.Post WW 2.Bragg & Turner # 741.

[Tourist]

Those (few) in the HAC who do the jumps course (I'm almost certain that they are not exempt P Coy, but I'm prepared to be corrected) would wear the standard 'Army' wings. 23 SAS have their own pattern of SAS wings. 21 and 22 SAS wear the 'standard' SAS wings. The RM wings are very slightly different (although I couldn't explain what that difference is). Other than that, you've posted the SBS wings - the only other British types I can think of are the 'lightbulb', the old style RN wings (worn by SPAG, commando medics, signallers and chaplains and the odd transferee) and the APJIs wings (which RMs also wear).

The alledged HAC wing is poo.

The SBS wing, according to the chap wot designed it, is supposed to sort of look a tad like a klepper ............ sort of. But it had to be different from the SAS wing.

There were 5 dress variants of the SBS wing: Blues; Lovat; Mess dress; Stone shirt; Combat jacket. The stone shirt and combat jacket variants, as rightly pointed out, are as rare as rocking horse doo doo. I was told by a friend that he saw them being worn on a Staffie course at Sandhurst but generally they are not seen.............lets face it they all know they have got them.

[Royal]

There were 5 dress variants of the SBS wing: Blues; Lovat; Mess dress; Stone shirt; Combat jacket. The stone shirt and combat jacket variants, as rightly pointed out, are as rare as rocking horse doo doo. I was told by a friend that he saw them being worn on a Staffie course at Sandhurst but generally they are not seen.............lets face it they all know they have got them.

The combat version is authorised for wear on CS 95 for RM Ranks returning to 3 Commando Brigade and when attending non-UKSF courses. They are not authorised for working dress within UKSF (although I have seen them worn, once, in that way). Strangely, non-badged ranks usually do wear their commando flashes and wings in the same situation. In practice they're only worn when on courses at CTCRM, not at other locations - although that is an unwritten rule!

The blues version will never been seen on a serving SB rate, as blues are not an authorised order of dress - Lovats are as smart as it gets.

[Tourist]

My Selous Scouts para wings. Replica or original?
Collar insignia.

This is a replica.

The wings were stamped not cast like your version.

Originally there were 1400+/- wings with a number produced.

Wing numbers 1 - 461 were issued. As was wing number 519 and wing number 527.

Numbers 1 & 527 went to the Boss, Ron Reid-Daly.

There were two (2) grades of wing. Class I & Class II.

Class I: Brown felt backing to wing.

Class II: Green felt backing to wing.

The numbered but unissued wings were 'acquired' and sold off by some entrepreneurial sole.

The manufacturer, post handover to Mugabe and Co., produced some more for the collector market. He did however do the world a favour and did not number any of these wings.

I have a copy of the nominal role of who received which number wing.

Rhodie wings, the most copied that there are.

Info: Selous Scout cap badges. These are of lightweight anodised aluminium with the manufacturers name 'REUTLER' stamped on the back on the bit you stick through the beret.

[bakhus]

This is a replica.

The wings were stamped not cast like your version.

Originally there were 1400+/- wings with a number produced.

Wing numbers 1 - 461 were issued. As was wing number 519 and wing number 527.

Numbers 1 & 527 went to the Boss, Ron Reid-Daly.

There were two (2) grades of wing. Class I & Class II.

Class I: Brown felt backing to wing.

Class II: Green felt backing to wing.

The numbered but unissued wings were 'acquired' and sold off by some entrepreneurial sole.

The manufacturer, post handover to Mugabe and Co., produced some more for the collector market. He did however do the world a favour and did not number any of these wings.

I have a copy of the nominal role of who received which number wing.

Rhodie wings, the most copied that there are.

Info: Selous Scout cap badges. These are of lightweight anodised aluminium with the manufacturers name 'REUTLER' stamped on the back on the bit you stick through the beret.

More thanks for info!

[mbolo2002]

Spanish badges for manual jumps. Different tabs for HALO badges in black, blue and gold colours are used, but there is not any difference. Second HALO with black tab, HALO with large gold tab and HAHO badges have clutchback attachements, the other badges have pinback attachement.

I have seen in other post a badge, small size, with a simmilar design to the manual jump badge. Unfortunatelly it is a turistic pin for Almeria province. In this Spanish province, has been found many years ago a picture in a cave with this symbol, called "Indalo" and it is used as a icon of Almeria. These small pins are sold in turistic shops, and there is not a small size badge for manual jumps.

[mbolo2002]

Spanish Army Instructor badges. Left one is hand made, typically bought at Alcantarilla Air Base. Near the base was a shop where an artisan made badges cutting bras sheet and enamelling. Both badges are pinback.

[mbolo2002]

Spanish Army Rigger badges. From left to right: First model, with P for Plegador (Rigger) 3 pieces construction, pinback; 2nd model, with bronze separate wings, pinback; 2nd model, hand made badge, pinback; current model with painted wings, pinback; current model, metal wings, clutchback.

[mbolo2002]

One of the rarest wings. Was used by the riggers of the parachutes used by Spanish Republican Air Force pilots in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. This is a reproduction that a friend collector and I have made in the 90's in a limited edition of 200 wings, numbered and with a certificate, using an original mould of the wing. Unfortunatelly we have found only the front part of the mould, so, the wing is not stamped as the original, but cast metal with two clutchback pins. Appears in the first B&T book with number 297, but incorrectly named as parachutist wiing.

[mbolo2002]

Spanish OJE (Organizacion Juvenil Española) right-wing youth organisation of the Franco's regime parachutist qualification badge, a very rare badge used in the 60's. The holes are for sewing the badge to the shirt. Photo etched and painted brass.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Spanish badges for manual jumps. Different tabs for HALO badges in black, blue and gold colours are used, but there is not any difference. Second HALO with black tab, HALO with large gold tab and HAHO badges have clutchback attachements, the other badges have pinback attachement.

I have seen in other post a badge, small size, with a simmilar design to the manual jump badge. Unfortunatelly it is a turistic pin for Almeria province. In this Spanish province, has been found many years ago a picture in a cave with this symbol, called "Indalo" and it is used as a icon of Almeria. These small pins are sold in turistic shops, and there is not a small size badge for manual jumps.

Many thanks for the interesting information.