Aircrew Identity And Badge

Have a look on forces reunited as he is listed along with all of his postings fr.om 1960 to 1996

Wow thank you Alan…found a Michael Sloane working on Radar at RAF Neatishead.

AIR 78/145/1 provides a full name, and even DoB. Michael Reginald Sloane 1944532 DoB 10-2-1945.

Thanks for the info..will get looking..

With the ‘Sparky’ badge and the Boy Entrant service number, I would say that he joined up as a Boy Entrant in early 1961 and did his training at Cosford, maybe 43rd or 44th Entry. Plenty of Boy Entrant sites on the web to check out.

As Dennis says, marksman badge. Awarded for getting 25 out of 30 rounds in a 4 inch group at annual range practice. This uniform is not aircrew but an electronics tradesman aka ‘Sparky’- no aircrew brevet on the front of the jacket.

Marksman badge (qualification) used to mean extra pay too: never got mine sewn on and still have them somewhere. Also visible is a ‘sparks’ badge, as worn by RAF radio operators (air or ground trades).

Service no. possibly July 1954 boy entrant?

Marksman or Skill At Arms instructors Badge.