MY IRISH AIR CORPS COLLECTION
 

 

 

IRELAND FLASH

1964 - 1988 1988 - 1999 1999 - 2000 since 2000
 

 

 

AIR CORPS BADGE

1950 - 1960 1960 - 1993 since 1994 since 1994
 

 

error 1994, but worn error 1994, but worn error 1995, but worn fake fake
 

 

 

FORAGE CAP -BADGES

Airman / Corporal Sergeant / Flight Quartermaster Sergeant / Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant / Regimental Sergeant Major Officer
 

 

 

PEAK CAP -BADGES

Airman / Corporal Sergeant / Flight Quartermaster Sergeant / Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant / Regimental Sergeant Major Officer
 

 

 

OTHER CAP BADGES

Generals Air Corps Band, 1997 - 2002 Air Corps Band, since 2002
 

 

 

COLLAR BADGES

silver (1925 - 1958) brass (1958 - 1972) staybrite (1972 - 1994) chrome (since 1994)
 

 

 

WINGS

Pilot, sterling silver (pre-1994) Aircrew, Officer, sterling silver (pre-1994) Pilot, sterling silver (since 1994) Aircrew, Officer, sterling silver (since 1994) Pilot, Mess Dress Aircrew, Mess Dress
 

 

Pilot, Service Dress (pre-1994) Aircrew, Service Dress (pre-1994) Pilot, Service Dress (1994 - 2009) Aircrew, Service Dress (1994 - 2009) Aircrew, Service Dress (2007) Pilot, Service Dress (since 2009)
 

 

Aircrew, Service Dress (since 2009)
 

 

Pilot, flightsuit (pre-1994) Aircrew, flightsuit (pre-1994) Helicopter Aircrew, flightsuit(1970's) Army Co-Op Squadron Aircrew, flightsuit Pilot, flightsuit (since 1994) Pilot, flightsuit (since 1994)
 

 

Aircrew, Officer, flightsuit (since 1994) Aircrew, Enlisted, flightsuit (since 1994) Pilot, Field Dress (since 2005) Aircrew, Field Dress (since 2005)
 

 

 

FLIGHT SUIT WINGS

Pilot, SAR Aircrew, SAR SAR, Engineer Officer Pilot, CASA Aircrew, CASA Aircrew, CASA, variation
 

 

Pilot, 1997 variation, gold Pilot, 1997 variation, silver Helicopter Aircrew Helicopter Aircrew, Technician Helicopter Aircrew, Non-Technical Pilot, 2006
 

 

Aircrew, Officer, 2006 Aircrew, Enlisted, 2006
 

 

 

FLIGHT SUIT AICRAFT BADGES

Agusta Westland 139 Alouette III Allouette III (error) BN2T-4S Defender CN-235 Casa Eurocopter 135
 

 

Eurocopter 135 Garda A.S.U. FR172H Cessna PC- 9M (Instructors) PC- 9M (Cadets) SKA200 Beechcraft
 

 

 

UNIT BADGES

Administration Wing Air Corps HQ Air Support Signals Company Air Traffice Control Technical Training Squadron Training Wing
No.3 Operations Wing No.1 Support Wing  No.3 Support Wing 5th Maintenance Engineers No.3 Operations Wing (2004) Air Corps College (2012)
Air Corps HQ (2012) Communications & Information Services Squadron (2012) No.1 Operations Wing (2012) No.3 Operations Wing (2012) No.4 Support Wing (2012) No.4 Support Wing (2012)
 

 

 

SQUADRONS

Light Strike Squadron (1980's), on felt Light Strike Squadron (1980's) Light Strike Squadron (1996) Martime Squadron (1984) Martime Squadron (late 1980's) Martime Squadron (early 1990's)
 

 

Martime Squadron (1999) Martime Squadron, Pilots & Crew Martime Squadron, Photographers Martime Squadron, Radar Operators Martime Squadron, Signals Crew Search and Rescue Squadron (1986)
 

 

Search and Rescue Squadron (mid 1990's) Search and Rescue Squadron (1999)
 

 

101 Squadron 104 Squadron 105 Squadron 106 Squadron 301 Squadron 302 Squadron
 

 

303 Squadron
 

 

 

FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL

Flying Training School Qualified Flying Instructor (2002 - 2004) Qualified Flying Instructor (2002 - 2004) Cadet (2002 - 2004) Cadet (2002 - 2004) Qualified Flying Instructor
 

 

Qualified Flying Instructor Qualified Flying Instructor (2004 Canadian trained)
 

 

 

YOUNG OFFICERS PILOT COURSES

14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
 

 

20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th
 

 

 

REGULAR CADET PILOT COURSES

11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
 

 

17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
 

 

23rd 24th 25th 26th 26th, flightsuit nametag 27th
 

 

27th, flightsuit nametag 28th 28th, flightsuit nametag
 

 

 

SENSOR AIRBORNE RADAR OPERATOR COURSE

1st (1993) 2nd (1994) 3rd (2001 - 2002) 4th (2006 - 2007) 5th (2009 - 2010)
 

 

 

AIR CORPS APPRENTICE CLASSES

46th (1982 - 1986) 47th (1983 - 1987) 48th (1984 - 1988) 49th (1985 - 1989) 50th (1986 - 1990) 51st (1987 - 1991)
 

 

52nd (1988 - 1992) 53rd (1989 - 1993) 54th (1990 - 1994) 55th (1991 - 1995) 56th (1992 - 1996) 57th (1993 - 1997)
 

 

 

GARDA AIR SUPPORT UNIT

 

 

 

MISCELLENEOUS ITEMS

Pipe Band title (Oct. 1999) Parachute Qualification Silver Swallows Display Team Silver Swallows Display Team (handmade) Fire Service Alouette III Commemorative
 

 

European Air Chiefs' Conference 2008 Bremen Flight Commemoration
 

 

 

ENLISTED CUFF RANK MARKINGS

Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major
 

 

 

ENLISTED RANK SLIDERS, 1994 Series
Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major
 

 

 

ENLISTED RANK SLIDERS, 2001 Series

Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major
 

 

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