World Airborne Wings

[SpeedyHedgehog]

Dubai-Warrant Officers & Officers


France-all three, Basic, Instructor & HALO


Central African Empire-Many African countries had/have wings based on the French model


Legion of Frontiersmen



The first Bundeswehr wings were the American design with a cloth oval in the Federal Republic colors


El Salvador


Estonia-these were originally (post-1991) for the National Guard, then discontinued. I'm not sure if they're still worn


Mexico Army


Mexico Air Force, 1st Issue, worn 1951-59


USAF, these were introduced in the late 1950's(I think), universally disliked, and thankfully discontinued. Senior version

[SeeP]

Italian




Italian Instructor



Incursore (Special Force)


HALO



LRRP



Pathfinder




Fall at war

[Dominique]

In the 1980's ESCOM, the Electric Supply Company of South Africa, had a parachute task force to protect vulnerable targets from terrorism

Never heard that before. Do you happen to have, or know where I could find out additional information on them?

Never mind...I didn't finish reading through the whole thread.

[andreen]

Beret insignia
The golden eagle badge - M/51-60

FJS motto - Will, Courage and Perseverance

One more Swedish

SSG

[simXa]

Mongolian Parachutist badge:


Central African Republic parachutist badge:


Angola:


BOTSWANA:


MACEDONIA:


Czechoslovakia, 1951 - 1962:


Somali:


Belorussian para badges:


Katanga:


Albanian para badge:


Slovenia:


SUDAN:




etc.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Metal parachutist wing.

[simXa]

Metal parachutist wing.

do you know what is the difference between those two?

[Ang Mo Kio]

do you know what is the difference between those two?

No,I don't. Sorry.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Free-fall & Army parachutist wings.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Metal parachutist wing.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Gold metal parachutist wing.

[Ang Mo Kio]

Drago Paris

[Ang Mo Kio]

Old type cloth para & current metal parachutist wings.

[SpeedyHedgehog]

At one time there were four South African homelands that were declared independent by South Africa: Ciskei, Transkei, Bophuthatswana and Venda. All had their own military, until they were re-integrated into South Africa in 1994. (AFAIK Venda had no airborne forces)

Ciskei


Ciskei SF


Ciskei Police


Transkei


Bophuthatswana


Bophuthatswana SF (This is the mess dress version and very small, hence the poor photo)


South West Africa (Now known as Namibia)


South West Africa (Instructor)


South West Africa Police

[Ang Mo Kio]

Metal parachutist wing.