British Air Force Insignia

"What's New" page.

Anyone wishing to share images and details of other examples falling into this category is encouraged to do so, for the benefit of fellow collectors.

1 January 2012 Additional items added to the Air Training Corps section from the collection of David McVean.

29 December 2011 New section added for Women's Junior Air Corps.

29 December 2011 Bandmaster badge kindly provided by David McVean.

29 December 2011 Updates to the text on the Full Dress jacket pages relating to them being worn post WWII.

29 December 2011 Updates to the text on the Musicians Busby pages, noting that they were withdrawn during 2011.

27 December 2011 New badges within the RAF Musician and Band related insignia section have kindly been provided by David McVean.

25 December 2011 Two Air Ministry Fire Services cap badges added.

25 December 2011 PMRAFNS cap badge added.

24 December 2011 Master Aircrew metal badges added to the NCO and Airman rank badge page.

24 December 2011 Tropical Chaplain Assistant badges added, having kindly been provided by one of the site's anonymous contributors.

23 December 2011 Update to RAF Iraq Levies page.

23 December 2011 Links page updated.

14 October 2011 Update to Royal Air Force NCO's and Airman's page.

20 June 2011 New section added for RAF Musician and Band related insignia has been started

24 January 2011 Tropical Mountain Rescue badge and a PMRAFNS Tropical Shoulder Title added, having kindly been provided by one of the site's anonymous contributors.

9 January 2011 The Royal Observer Corps section has been updated.

9 January 2011 Senior Aircraftman's (Technician) badge added to RAF Rank Badges - NCO's and Airman

8 January 2011 Additional photos have been added to RAF Police, Air Ministry Constabulary, Fire, Crash and Rescue service related insignia.

5 January 2011 Additional photos have been added to RAF Officer's Full Ceremonial Dress (Warm weather areas) tunic page.

2 January 2011 New section added for RAF Police, Air Ministry Constabulary, Fire, Crash and Rescue service related insignia.

2 January 2011 RAF Officer's rank insignia worn on 1970's Raincoat's, kindly provided by one of the site's anonymous contributors.

2 January 2011 RAF Officer's Full Ceremonial Dress (Warm weather areas) tunic added.

9 May 2010 An Other Ranks tunic has kindly been provided by Steve Smith [page under construction].

9 May 2010 New section added with numerous RAF Regiment Tropical Shoulder Titles and Rank Sliders from the collection of Tony Ford.

8 May 2010 Uniform of a piper of RAF Halton Pipe Band.

6 May 2010 WRAF Mess Dress brooches, RAF Stable Belts and a rarely seen RAF Dental Hygienist badge have been added by kind permission of Tony Ford.

5 April 2010 RAF NCO and Airman Rank insignia, RAF Pugri Flash and RAF Regiment badges have kindly been provided by David McVean.

17 January 2010 Plastic cap badges for the RAF Officer's Side Cap and Air Ministry Constabulary.

17 January 2010 King's Crown versions of the Special Duties cap badge as worn by Chaplains Assistants and a White Metal Airman's cap badge by kind permission of David McVean.

17 January 2010 Rating's badge of the Ocean Weather Service.

16 January 2010 An early example of the Master Aircrew badge with a woven eagle.

3 January 2010 An example of an Officer's 1960 Service Dress jacket of the Royal Air Force.

2 January 2010 Principal Director of Music concert jacket with tails within the Uniforms section.

30 December 2009 Links updated removing dead ones and a few new ones added including that of the British Police online Museum that displays some insignia from the Air Ministry Constabulary.

30 December 2009 An image of an Ocean Weather Service Cap Badge has kindly been provided by Alex Bateman.

29 December 2009 Additional Air Transport Auxiliary insignia added from the collections of Alex Bateman and the late Roy Bartlett.

29 December 2009 Wartime plastic Economy Lapel and Cap badge of the Air Training Corps.

12 December 2009 Insignia added for the Air Transport Auxiliary, by kind permission of Alex Bateman.

7 December 2009 New section and insignia added for the Civilian Technical Corps that has been kindly provided by Alex Bateman.

30 November 2009 Insignia of the Civil Air Guard added by kind permission of Alex Bateman.

16 November 2009 The lapel badge of the Royal Aircraft Factory has been added.

15 November 2009 The badge of The Imperial Air Convention added.

14 November 2009 New sectioned created for Air Transport Auxiliary, items yet to be added

14 November 2009 New sectioned created for the Imperial Air Convention, items yet to be added

8 November 2009 ID Badge added to the Ferry Command section.

3 November 2009 Cap and Cap Badge of the Civil Air Guard added.

3 November 2009 New sectioned created for Ferry Command, items yet to be added

3 November 2009 New sectioned created for Ocean Weather Service and the first two badges added.

3 November 2009 New sectioned created for RAF Miscellaneous Lapel badges, Sports medals, medallions and badges.

2 November 2009 New sectioned created for Civil Air Guard, items yet to be added.

11 June2009 Air Commodore's Full Dress jacket added to the RAF Uniforms section.

6 June2009 Flight Lieutenant's Full Dress jacket added to the RAF Uniforms section.

11 May 2009 New links have been added

4 April 2009 Air Steward and Flight Nursing Attendant added to the RAF Trade Badges section.

2 April 2009 RAF Nurse Training Badge, RAF Rescue Volunteer badge and RAF Regiment Signaller badge have been added to the RAF Trade Badges section.

25 February 2009 Wonderful examples of RAF Trade Badges have been provided: RAF Regiment Ground Gunner's badge, Flight Nursing Officer, King's crown PTI sleeve badge and a Cloth version of the early 3 Clubbed PTI sleeve badge.

19 February 2009 WRAF Mess Dress from the late 1950's.

14 February 2009 Testing access and communication.

15 October 2008 RAF Chaplain King's crown Cap Badge added by kind permission of Alex Bateman.

15 September 2008 Details of a new publication Music in Blue, Uniforms of Musicians in the Royal Air Force and its Predecessors

5 August 2008 Royal Air Force Levies Iraq Shoulder badge and RAF Habbaniya Blazer badge by kind permission of Eddie Parks.

3 August 2008 Royal Air Force Levies Iraq Riding Crop.

27 July 2008 RAF overseas Musician's White jacket.

22 July 2008 The addition of an early RAF Officer's Mess Dress jacket.

12 May 2008 Observer's Mess Dress Wing from the 1930's.

2 May 2008 1936 Flight Sergeant Air Gunner's jacket by kind permission of Neil Bonnick.

6 April 2008 Comparison between 1918, 1919 and the colour of later RAF Officer's uniform material.

1 February 2008 A wonderful example of the 1918 Light Blue RAF Officer's tunic has kindly been provided by Scott Marchand.

9 January 2008 The small WRAF OCTU Sash of Merit badge and the Silver RAF 1942 badge awarded to American citizens would had served with the RAF until their transfer to the US Army or Navy Air Force.

3 January 2008 An additional rare shoulder board of the Royal Naval Air Service.

2 January 2008 More examples of RAF Officer's Shoulder Boards, by kind permission of Tony Ford.

24 October 2007 Examples of RAF Apprentice Epaulettes.

20 October 2007 Shoulder strap from a 1940's Air Vice Marshal's greatcoat.

14 October 2007 An example of a 1980's tunic for RAF Director of Music has been added to the uniforms section.

13 October 2007 Additional Air Rank shoulder boards within the RAF Officer Rank Insignia, and an early example of the RAF Police Auxiliaries shoulder badge have been added.

16 September 2007 An early example of the PMRAFNS Cape has been added.

8 September 2007 The Black Plastic version of the RAF Airman's Cap Badge has been added.

8 September 2007 Early examples of University Air Squadron insignia have kindly been provided by Alex Bateman.

8 September 2007 An example of a Royal Naval Air Service shoulder title has been added.

5 September 2007 Additional Wings have been added to the ATC section by kind permission of Alex Bateman collection.

9 August 2007 New items have been added to the Observer Corps and Royal Observer Corps section by kind permission of Alex Bateman.

6 August 2007 A new section has been added for badges of the University Air Squadrons within the Royal Air Force area.

29 July 2007 Ken Keegan has provided numerous splendid examples of RFC, RAF and WRAF insignia. Updates are as follows: Additional Royal Flying Corps insignia have been added, including the seldom seen canvas version of the shoulder title, together with a set of "RFC Collar and Cap" badges. A photograph of the 1918 "WRAF shoulder title" together with the "Shoulder Eagle" and the "Immobile Branch" badge. Wonderful 1918 RAF Pilot's Wings have been added to the RAF Wings section.

12 July 2007 Updates to the ATC section with additional photos from Alex Bateman, including a number of early Printed examples.

11 July 2007 Amendment to the Air Defence Cadet Corps section.

8 July 2007 Alex Bateman has kindly provided additional Air Defence Cadet Corps badges.

7 July 2007 Another Iraq Levies cap badge has been added by kind permission of Tony Ford.

7 June 2007 Hat of the RAF Police Auxiliaries as worn in Singapore.

3 June 2007 An Air Officer's Provost Marshal armband has been kindly provided by Steve Davies.

28 May 2007 Numerous examples of Nationality and Empire Shoulder Titles have been added by kind permission of Alex Bateman.

10 May 2007 An example of an Officer's 1963 Service Dress jacket of the Royal Air Force.

9th May 2007 Additional Link to the Military Cap Collection.

8th May 2007 An example of a 1941 Service Dress jacket of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

7th May 2007 Rank Braid positioning for RAF Officer's Service Dress.

6th May 2007 A new section added for Uniforms of the RAF, with the first example being that of the short lived 1947 pattern Officer's Service Dress.

16th April 2007 Updates to the section on Aiguillettes.

9th April 2007 Photographs of the splendid insignia worn on Royal Air Force Standard Bearer's Belt.

11th January 2007 Wonderful examples of Royal Flying Corps Pilot's and Observer's wings have been added courtesy of Ken Keegan.

29th December 2006 New page of Nationality and Empire Shoulder Titles, with many wonderful examples kindly provided by Tony Ford.

10th December 2006 Additional pages added to the Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps sections that will be dedicated to Wings and brevets.

8th December 2006 Photographs of Mortimer Park Crane's final resting place in Philadelphia by kind permission of Irvin Miller

5th December 2006 Four examples of Assistant Parachute Jump Instructor armbands from Warren Carroll, and a cap badge worn by Officer Cadets whilst at Cranwell during WWII from Tony Ford.

4th December 2006 A new photograph of the scarce RAF Works & Buildings services badges has kindly been provided by Tony Ford.

3rd December 2006 Scarce RAF 1918 officer's cap badge, and 1st pattern RAF Medical Officer's collar badge together with a a new image of the Royal Air Force Nursing Service badge. Courtesy of Ken Keegan.

2nd December 2006 Officer's shoulder boards and other scarcely seen Royal Naval Air Service insignia have been added. These along with numerous other forthcoming updates have kindly been provided by Ken Keegan.

27th November 2006 Update to the article on the life of Mortimer Park Crane by David T. Moore.

26th November 2006 Photographs of Sergeant Major insignia rank badges of the Royal Flying Corps have been added by kind permission of Warren Carroll from his forthcoming book.

21st October 2006

An article on the life of Mortimer Park Crane has been reproduced by kind permission of Mt. Airy Times Express.

17th September 2006 1918 RAF Khaki Field Officer's Hat

14th September 2006

RAF NBC suit rank insignia courtesy of Tony Ford.

11th September 2006

Three more arm bands have been added.

10th September 2006

More arm bands have been added, including a wonderful example of A.D.C. kindly provided by Tony Ford of England.

03rd September 2006

RAF Service Police arm band has been added.

03rd September 2006

Rank badges of the Royal Flying Corps

02nd September 2006

Revised Links to related sites.

9th June 2006

Another Iraq Levies cap badge has been added.

8th June 2006

Pilot's wings added to the Royal Flying Corps insignia section.

7th June 2006

Additional Link to Rathbone Museum.

26th February 2006

New and updated Links to related sites.

19th February 2006

Updates to the Royal Naval Air Service , and within the RAF Officer Rank insignia section.

18th February 2006

Updates to the Royal Flying Corps insignia section.

11th February 2006

Further armbands have been added to both Royal Air Force section and that of the Royal Observer Corps. An example of the Wireless Air Gunners brevet is now included, together with the metal Master Aircrew insignia as worn on the wrist with tropical uniforms

9th February 2006

Site moved to new dedicated server. Please note that any broken links etc will be repaired over the next few days.

8th January 2006

This site will be moving soon to a dedicated one with significantly more web space. New material will be added and improvements will be made to how it is organised.

Once the new site is up and running, a link will be provided from this site's home page.

See you all there soon.

7th January 2005

A new section added, with insignia from the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.

1st January 2005

Additional arm bands have been added including that of Provost Marshal.

27th December 2004

The scarce 1918 NCO's cap badge has been added. This being just one of numerous pieces that have been kindly provided by Tony Ford over the last few months.

3rd December 2004

Rare examples of the early Royal Air Force Nursing Services and Works & Building Services badges have been added together with a tropical Physical Training Instructor's arm badge, into the Distinction & Trade Badges section.

30th November 2004

Numerous items have been added to the RAF cap badge section, including those of King's Crown RAF Police Auxiliary, Warrant Officer bandsman and the Full Dress Busby badge.

Two additional wings have been added: Radio Observer and Airborne Technician brevets.

"Honorary Chaplain to the Queen" badge added to the Aiguillettes and Special Devices section.

Further Air Rank shoulder boards within the RAF Officer Rank Insignia.

29th November 2004

A new section has been added with Aiguillettes and Special Devices.

28th November 2004

A photograph of the rarely seen Jewish Chaplain's badge has been added.

26th August 2004

New links to the Yorkshire Air Museum and to "Digger" History. Along with further updates of RAF Officer Rank Insignia.

4th August 2004

Further items added to the RAF Apprentice insignia section.

4th August 2004

Additional hats have been added including a Light Blue WRAF one.

2nd June 2004

New section, RAF Apprentice insignia has been added along with additional arm bands.

24th May 2004

Updates to the site re-started with the ATC section. Please note that due to the lack of server the pages with Reproductions and Contemporary Photographs have had to be temporarily removed. The intent is to restore these pages as soon as possible.

29th March 2003

Additional Images of RAF Rank Insignia.

18th March 2003

New publication added.

30th December 2002

RNAS Sweetheart

26th December 2002

New Link added to the Canadian Society of Military Medals and Insignia.

1st November 2002

Various new items have been added to the ROC, ADCC and ATC sections.

15th October 2002

Table of Rank comparison between the RFC, RNAS and RAF added.

10th October 2002

Additional Links added

25th August 2002

New images of WWI German Aviators have been added.

10th August 2002

A WRAF Air Officer's hat has been added along with some new Wings in the Air Training Corps section.

Anyone wishing to share images and details of other examples falling into this category is encouraged to do so, for the benefit of fellow collectors.

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1 January 2012	Additional items added to the Air Training Corps section from the collection of David McVean.
29 December 2011	New section added for Women's Junior Air Corps.
29 December 2011	Bandmaster badge kindly provided by David McVean.
29 December 2011	Updates to the text on the Full Dress jacket pages relating to them being worn post WWII.
29 December 2011	Updates to the text on the Musicians Busby pages, noting that they were withdrawn during 2011.
27 December 2011	New badges within the RAF Musician and Band related insignia section have kindly been provided by David McVean.
25 December 2011	Two Air Ministry Fire Services cap badges added.
25 December 2011	PMRAFNS cap badge added.
24 December 2011	Master Aircrew metal badges added to the NCO and Airman rank badge page.
24 December 2011	Tropical Chaplain Assistant badges added, having kindly been provided by one of the site's anonymous contributors.
23 December 2011	Update to RAF Iraq Levies page.
23 December 2011	Links page updated.
14 October 2011	Update to Royal Air Force NCO's and Airman's page.
20 June 2011	New section added for RAF Musician and Band related insignia has been started
24 January 2011	Tropical Mountain Rescue badge and a PMRAFNS Tropical Shoulder Title added, having kindly been provided by one of the site's anonymous contributors.
9 January 2011	The Royal Observer Corps section has been updated.
9 January 2011	Senior Aircraftman's (Technician) badge added to RAF Rank Badges - NCO's and Airman
8 January 2011	Additional photos have been added to RAF Police, Air Ministry Constabulary, Fire, Crash and Rescue service related insignia.
5 January 2011	Additional photos have been added to RAF Officer's Full Ceremonial Dress (Warm weather areas) tunic page.
2 January 2011	New section added for RAF Police, Air Ministry Constabulary, Fire, Crash and Rescue service related insignia.
2 January 2011	RAF Officer's rank insignia worn on 1970's Raincoat's, kindly provided by one of the site's anonymous contributors.
2 January 2011	RAF Officer's Full Ceremonial Dress (Warm weather areas) tunic added.
9 May 2010	An Other Ranks tunic has kindly been provided by Steve Smith [page under construction].
9 May 2010	New section added with numerous RAF Regiment Tropical Shoulder Titles and Rank Sliders from the collection of Tony Ford.
8 May 2010	Uniform of a piper of RAF Halton Pipe Band.
6 May 2010	WRAF Mess Dress brooches, RAF Stable Belts and a rarely seen RAF Dental Hygienist badge have been added by kind permission of Tony Ford.
5 April 2010	RAF NCO and Airman Rank insignia, RAF Pugri Flash and RAF Regiment badges have kindly been provided by David McVean.
17 January 2010	Plastic cap badges for the RAF Officer's Side Cap and Air Ministry Constabulary.
17 January 2010	King's Crown versions of the Special Duties cap badge as worn by Chaplains Assistants and a White Metal Airman's cap badge by kind permission of David McVean.
17 January 2010	Rating's badge of the Ocean Weather Service.
16 January 2010	An early example of the Master Aircrew badge with a woven eagle.
3 January 2010	An example of an Officer's 1960 Service Dress jacket of the Royal Air Force.
2 January 2010	Principal Director of Music concert jacket with tails within the Uniforms section.
30 December 2009	Links updated removing dead ones and a few new ones added including that of the British Police online Museum that displays some insignia from the Air Ministry Constabulary.
30 December 2009	An image of an Ocean Weather Service Cap Badge has kindly been provided by Alex Bateman.
29 December 2009	Additional Air Transport Auxiliary insignia added from the collections of Alex Bateman and the late Roy Bartlett.
29 December 2009	Wartime plastic Economy Lapel and Cap badge of the Air Training Corps.
12 December 2009	Insignia added for the Air Transport Auxiliary, by kind permission of Alex Bateman.
7 December 2009	New section and insignia added for the Civilian Technical Corps that has been kindly provided by Alex Bateman.
30 November 2009	Insignia of the Civil Air Guard added by kind permission of Alex Bateman.
16 November 2009	The lapel badge of the Royal Aircraft Factory has been added.
15 November 2009	The badge of The Imperial Air Convention added.
14 November 2009	New sectioned created for Air Transport Auxiliary, items yet to be added
14 November 2009	New sectioned created for the Imperial Air Convention, items yet to be added
8 November 2009	ID Badge added to the Ferry Command section.
3 November 2009	Cap and Cap Badge of the Civil Air Guard added.
3 November 2009	New sectioned created for Ferry Command, items yet to be added
3 November 2009	New sectioned created for Ocean Weather Service and the first two badges added.
3 November 2009	New sectioned created for RAF Miscellaneous Lapel badges, Sports medals, medallions and badges.
2 November 2009	New sectioned created for Civil Air Guard, items yet to be added.
11 June2009	Air Commodore's Full Dress jacket added to the RAF Uniforms section.
6 June2009	Flight Lieutenant's Full Dress jacket added to the RAF Uniforms section.
11 May 2009	New links have been added
4 April 2009	Air Steward and Flight Nursing Attendant added to the RAF Trade Badges section.
2 April 2009	RAF Nurse Training Badge, RAF Rescue Volunteer badge and RAF Regiment Signaller badge have been added to the RAF Trade Badges section.
25 February 2009	Wonderful examples of RAF Trade Badges have been provided: RAF Regiment Ground Gunner's badge, Flight Nursing Officer, King's crown PTI sleeve badge and a Cloth version of the early 3 Clubbed PTI sleeve badge.
19 February 2009	WRAF Mess Dress from the late 1950's.
14 February 2009	Testing access and communication.
15 October 2008	RAF Chaplain King's crown Cap Badge added by kind permission of Alex Bateman.
15 September 2008	Details of *a new publication Music in Blue, Uniforms of Musicians in the Royal Air Force and its Predecessors*
5 August 2008	Royal Air Force Levies Iraq Shoulder badge and RAF Habbaniya Blazer badge by kind permission of Eddie Parks.
3 August 2008	Royal Air Force Levies Iraq Riding Crop.
27 July 2008	RAF overseas Musician's White jacket.
22 July 2008	The addition of an early RAF Officer's Mess Dress jacket.
12 May 2008	Observer's Mess Dress Wing from the 1930's.
2 May 2008	1936 Flight Sergeant Air Gunner's jacket by kind permission of Neil Bonnick.
6 April 2008	Comparison between 1918, 1919 and the colour of later RAF Officer's uniform material.
1 February 2008	A wonderful example of the 1918 Light Blue RAF Officer's tunic has kindly been provided by Scott Marchand.
9 January 2008	The small WRAF OCTU Sash of Merit badge and the Silver RAF 1942 badge awarded to American citizens would had served with the RAF until their transfer to the US Army or Navy Air Force.
3 January 2008	An additional rare shoulder board of the Royal Naval Air Service.
2 January 2008	More examples of RAF Officer's Shoulder Boards, by kind permission of Tony Ford.
24 October 2007	Examples of RAF Apprentice Epaulettes.
20 October 2007	Shoulder strap from a 1940's Air Vice Marshal's greatcoat.
14 October 2007	An example of a 1980's tunic for RAF Director of Music has been added to the uniforms section.
13 October 2007	Additional Air Rank shoulder boards within the RAF Officer Rank Insignia, and an early example of the RAF Police Auxiliaries shoulder badge have been added.
16 September 2007	An early example of the PMRAFNS Cape has been added.
8 September 2007	The Black Plastic version of the RAF Airman's Cap Badge has been added.
8 September 2007	Early examples of University Air Squadron insignia have kindly been provided by Alex Bateman.
8 September 2007	An example of a Royal Naval Air Service shoulder title has been added.
5 September 2007	Additional Wings have been added to the ATC section by kind permission of Alex Bateman collection.
9 August 2007	New items have been added to the Observer Corps and Royal Observer Corps section by kind permission of Alex Bateman.
6 August 2007	A new section has been added for badges of the University Air Squadrons within the Royal Air Force area.
29 July 2007	Ken Keegan has provided numerous splendid examples of RFC, RAF and WRAF insignia. Updates are as follows: Additional Royal Flying Corps insignia have been added, including the seldom seen canvas version of the shoulder title, together with a set of "RFC Collar and Cap" badges. A photograph of the 1918 "WRAF shoulder title" together with the "Shoulder Eagle" and the "Immobile Branch" badge. Wonderful 1918 RAF Pilot's Wings have been added to the RAF Wings section.
12 July 2007	Updates to the ATC section with additional photos from Alex Bateman, including a number of early Printed examples.
11 July 2007	Amendment to the Air Defence Cadet Corps section.
8 July 2007	Alex Bateman has kindly provided additional Air Defence Cadet Corps badges.
7 July 2007	Another Iraq Levies cap badge has been added by kind permission of Tony Ford.
7 June 2007	Hat of the RAF Police Auxiliaries as worn in Singapore.
3 June 2007	An Air Officer's Provost Marshal armband has been kindly provided by Steve Davies.
28 May 2007	Numerous examples of Nationality and Empire Shoulder Titles have been added by kind permission of Alex Bateman.
10 May 2007	An example of an Officer's 1963 Service Dress jacket of the Royal Air Force.
9th May 2007	Additional Link to the Military Cap Collection.
8th May 2007	An example of a 1941 Service Dress jacket of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
7th May 2007	Rank Braid positioning for RAF Officer's Service Dress.
6th May 2007	A new section added for Uniforms of the RAF, with the first example being that of the short lived 1947 pattern Officer's Service Dress.
16th April 2007	Updates to the section on Aiguillettes.
9th April 2007	Photographs of the splendid insignia worn on Royal Air Force Standard Bearer's Belt.
11th January 2007	Wonderful examples of Royal Flying Corps Pilot's and Observer's wings have been added courtesy of Ken Keegan.
29th December 2006	New page of Nationality and Empire Shoulder Titles, with many wonderful examples kindly provided by Tony Ford.
10th December 2006	Additional pages added to the Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps sections that will be dedicated to Wings and brevets.
8th December 2006	Photographs of Mortimer Park Crane's final resting place in Philadelphia by kind permission of Irvin Miller
5th December 2006	Four examples of Assistant Parachute Jump Instructor armbands from Warren Carroll, and a cap badge worn by Officer Cadets whilst at Cranwell during WWII from Tony Ford.
4th December 2006	A new photograph of the scarce RAF Works & Buildings services badges has kindly been provided by Tony Ford.
3rd December 2006	Scarce RAF 1918 officer's cap badge, and 1st pattern RAF Medical Officer's collar badge together with a a new image of the Royal Air Force Nursing Service badge. Courtesy of Ken Keegan.
2nd December 2006	Officer's shoulder boards and other scarcely seen Royal Naval Air Service insignia have been added. These along with numerous other forthcoming updates have kindly been provided by Ken Keegan.
27th November 2006	Update to the article on the life of Mortimer Park Crane by David T. Moore.
26th November 2006	Photographs of Sergeant Major insignia rank badges of the Royal Flying Corps have been added by kind permission of Warren Carroll from his forthcoming book.
21st October 2006	An article on the life of Mortimer Park Crane has been reproduced by kind permission of Mt. Airy Times Express.
17th September 2006	1918 RAF Khaki Field Officer's Hat
14th September 2006	RAF NBC suit rank insignia courtesy of Tony Ford.
11th September 2006	Three more arm bands have been added.
10th September 2006	More arm bands have been added, including a wonderful example of A.D.C. kindly provided by Tony Ford of England.
03rd September 2006	RAF Service Police arm band has been added.
03rd September 2006	Rank badges of the Royal Flying Corps
02nd September 2006	Revised Links to related sites.
9th June 2006	Another Iraq Levies cap badge has been added.
8th June 2006	Pilot's wings added to the Royal Flying Corps insignia section.
7th June 2006	Additional Link to Rathbone Museum.
26th February 2006	New and updated Links to related sites.
19th February 2006	Updates to the Royal Naval Air Service , and within the RAF Officer Rank insignia section.
18th February 2006	Updates to the Royal Flying Corps insignia section.
11th February 2006	Further armbands have been added to both Royal Air Force section and that of the Royal Observer Corps. An example of the Wireless Air Gunners brevet is now included, together with the metal Master Aircrew insignia as worn on the wrist with tropical uniforms
9th February 2006	Site moved to new dedicated server. Please note that any broken links etc will be repaired over the next few days.
8th January 2006	This site will be moving soon to a dedicated one with significantly more web space. New material will be added and improvements will be made to how it is organised. Once the new site is up and running, a link will be provided from this site's home page. See you all there soon.
7th January 2005	A new section added, with insignia from the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.
1st January 2005	Additional arm bands have been added including that of Provost Marshal.
27th December 2004	The scarce 1918 NCO's cap badge has been added. This being just one of numerous pieces that have been kindly provided by Tony Ford over the last few months.
3rd December 2004	Rare examples of the early Royal Air Force Nursing Services and Works & Building Services badges have been added together with a tropical Physical Training Instructor's arm badge, into the Distinction & Trade Badges section.
30th November 2004	Numerous items have been added to the RAF cap badge section, including those of King's Crown RAF Police Auxiliary, Warrant Officer bandsman and the Full Dress Busby badge. Two additional wings have been added: Radio Observer and Airborne Technician brevets. "Honorary Chaplain to the Queen" badge added to the Aiguillettes and Special Devices section. Further Air Rank shoulder boards within the RAF Officer Rank Insignia.
29th November 2004	A new section has been added with Aiguillettes and Special Devices.
28th November 2004	A photograph of the rarely seen Jewish Chaplain's badge has been added.
26th August 2004	New links to the Yorkshire Air Museum and to "Digger" History. Along with further updates of RAF Officer Rank Insignia.
4th August 2004	Further items added to the RAF Apprentice insignia section.
4th August 2004	Additional hats have been added including a Light Blue WRAF one.
2nd June 2004	New section, RAF Apprentice insignia has been added along with additional arm bands.
24th May 2004	Updates to the site re-started with the ATC section. Please note that due to the lack of server the pages with Reproductions and Contemporary Photographs have had to be temporarily removed. The intent is to restore these pages as soon as possible.
29th March 2003	Additional Images of RAF Rank Insignia.
18th March 2003	New publication added.
30th December 2002	RNAS Sweetheart
26th December 2002	New Link added to the Canadian Society of Military Medals and Insignia.
1st November 2002	Various new items have been added to the ROC, ADCC and ATC sections.
15th October 2002	Table of Rank comparison between the RFC, RNAS and RAF added.
10th October 2002	Additional Links added
25th August 2002	New images of WWI German Aviators have been added.
10th August 2002	A WRAF Air Officer's hat has been added along with some new Wings in the Air Training Corps section.