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Thank you for your reply. It would not surprise me if that is the case.

Can anyone provide me with an up to date complete copy of CFAO 55-10 - The Creation And Awarding Of Canadian Forces Flying And Specialist Skill Badges. I do not have access to the DIN and I need this for a research project. The version I have dates from 1990 so it is a bit behind the times...

I am looking for some input regarding the Parachutist Wing trial prototypes introduced between 1967 and the early 1970s. I refer you to a reply from "Old Sweat" to an old post from July, 2011 Re: Wings - Quote "If anybody cares, there was an attempt around 1970-1971 to introduce a CF pattern...

Thanks for the conformation, the information on where they were made, and the photo. If anyone has one of these, or another version, available, please post or send me a message. I am also interested in other "wings" made on the KAF boardwalk. That includes the unofficial Door Gunner wing and...

I am working on a book of CF Flying and Specialist Skills Badges, Unification to Present, and I need some assistance. I was told that qualified Parachutists in some units, 2RCR in particular, had jump wings made in camp in Kandahar and wore them unofficially on their cadpat (pock flaps, or...

I am working on a book about CF Flying and Specialist Skills Badges, from Unification to Present, and I am interested in obtaining examples of any of these badges that are being produced in Afganistan and worn officially or unofficially by Canadian troops. As it is not officially permitted to...

I am looking for some information on a CF Pilot Flight Suit Patch that I picked up recently. It is marked 29 (F) Squadron, which is an RAF Squadron, and I am assuming that this pilot was on exchange with that Squadron. Is anyone familiar with this patch, or something similar? Any information...

Has the time come to rethink the integration of the flying services and return to service specific fliers and support infrastructure? What is your experience? Would it be different, better or worse?

When I dug out the dress regs I was surprised to see the variety of headgear approved for wear with the flight suit. It was puzzling, but now it makes sense. That's why Tac Hel wanted a 2 piece flight suit - so they could wear their kilt and balmoral on the flight line. A bit breezy, but those...

I know this is off the topic of cadpat name tags and rank, but it does stem from the discussions above. I checked out CFP 265, CF Dress Regs. to see what they had to say about headgear for the Air Force. It seems that berets are OK for Service Dress and flying clothing, which is fine, but it...

Hi Duey I enjoyed our sparring earlier over slip-ons and thread colour, but there is no disputing what you said above. This is a small, small thing compared to the operational requirement challenges facing the CF today (and for the past 20+ years). We live in a world of big promises but small...

Sorry Duey! I painted you green by mistake.

QUOTE - You have not been on an air force base lately have you ?  Take a walk around several different wings and count how many people wear wedges with CADPAT ( i think it looks stupid BTW). As far as the slip-ons on my flightsuit, well, if they want me to go to blue ones, they'll have to wait...

I can't answer the T-shirt question. Maybe the CFAOs have something. These mix-ups are part of the evolution of a new uniform type and ususlly sort themselves out over time. QUOTE - Point of note - I will not be getting my flight suit adjusted for the new blue on OD slip-ons.  I will stick with...

Ahhh, Poker. I love it! I'll see your squadron badges, and raise you brigade patches and command pocket badges, plus metal collar rank. When counting the number of service identifiers, etc. the Army wins every time. See, this is getting very silly. Bottom Line - The Air Force adopted the Army...