There’s lots of them around, both official and unofficial. I know a Chinook Pilot whoses wings patch said “Sydney Arbourbridge” and people thought it was for real! Anyway I thought I’d start a thread here with a couple of my own. I’ll show you mine if you’ll show me yours.
No.1 was my last Sqn Badge before I retired. No.2 was one I wore when I ran the NATO Cross Servicing team at Laarbruch, as you can see it was the RAF Germany X Servicing badge.
KeithMac
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By: A330Crazy - 31st August 2002 at 22:15
RE: “Patches”
LOL@Phantom }> 😛 }>
By: PhantomII - 31st August 2002 at 22:12
RE: “Patches”
Here’s my personal favorite patch:
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By: keithmac - 31st August 2002 at 21:09
RE: “Patches”
Hi Dazza.
No, not on cross servicing. I was responsible for turning round NATO PR assets, specifically Belgian Mirage IIIBR’2 from Bierset and Mirage F.1CR’s from the French 33 Wing at Strasbourg. We got the odd phantom in either USAFE or RAF ones, but that was just for a refuel and for the crew to pick up the odd duty free from the NAAFI. However I’ve had my time on Mr Mac’s F-4. I was propulsion chief on 43 Sqn at Leuchars during 79/80. I have to say that the British version of the Phantom was a complete pig of an aeroplane to keep serviceable. Those bloody big Speys were a really tight fit! Ground runs were exciting, especially full reheat runs. I once had a major engine surge coming out of reheat on the run up pan at Akrotiri – it was change underpants time!! Phantoms were hard work and on night shift we often met the day shift coming in to start the following days flying. The boy’s on todays Tornado squadrons don’t know how easy life is!
KeithMac
By: Dazza - 31st August 2002 at 18:32
RE: “Patches”
Keith, did you work on any RAF F-4s when you ran the Nato Cross Servicing Team?, I’d love to hear about it if you did.
Regards, Dazza.
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