slava1stclass Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Gents, Aviators sure have a mind of their own.Regards,slava1stclass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 :speechless: Anything on back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Weird. He's even one of the few lucky ones with a "2" for his second award!Will go see if I can find him in "Stalin's Eagles." :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slava1stclass Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Rick, Averyanov, Valentin - Leningrad Front 24.09.1944Regards,slava1stclass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 He isn't in "Stalin's Eagles" or in "Stalin's Falcons"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nice to see that someone knew how the ORB was SUPPOSED to be worn (pre-neo-Tsarist retrograde regulations). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I can see where the screw back versions would be easier for a pilot to wear than the suspension types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 This equally unacceptably nonconformist air force officer appears on page 72 of McDaniel & Schmitt:In his case, he was at least trying to "match" his initial type 2nd and 3rd awards on removed suspensions with his first initial type screwback.What young Conrade Averyanov thought HE was doing is though since he even left the rings ajinglin' on his home made screwbacks, he presumably could have clipped the ribbons on when somebody higher up took one look and ordered his arrest for defacing State Property! Evil Ricky once had the niftiest group where the second initial type Red Banner in was a screwback--unaltered--but the wearer had neatly camouflaged that in his mounted medal bar to LOOK like it was hanging from a regulation ribbon-- unless somebody looked REALLY close and saw no connecting ring. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I think that it could also be a problematic ordeal to strap into a plane(with chute harness) with a bunch of hanging suspension medals. I feel that wearing the orders in this manner served more of a practical purpose than revolting against the "gaudy new suspension" types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redarm Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I think that it could also be a problematic ordeal to strap into a plane(with chute harness) with a bunch of hanging suspension medals. I feel that wearing the orders in this manner served more of a practical purpose than revolting against the "gaudy new suspension" types.I think with you :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slava1stclass Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Gents, Those Air Force officers were a rebellious lot indeed. Here is a triple violator.Regards,slava1stclass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) How about this one? Three or four loops visible I think... Edited May 21, 2009 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 :speechless1: Think of all the supension Red Banners we turned our noses up (when they were cheap) as "ruined" because Some Dummy had slapped screwposts on them. :speechless1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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