depdogcov Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Hi, Can anyone confirm for me did WW2 SAAF aerial photographers wear a SAAF half brevet or an RAF one? I have been told that the SAAF one was difficult to obtain so the RAF half brevet was used instead. If so which one would have been used as I don’t think there was a direct equivalent? Many thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinmedals Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hi, I can confirm that the SAAF did have a Aerial Photographer half wing, reference C149 in Colin Owen's book "The Military Badges & insignia of Southern Africa. The LF (Lug Fotograaf) is the Afrikaans for AP (Air Photographer). As to scarcity and using the RAF wing I am not able to answer your question, except that those SAAF personnel seconded to RAF units were known to at times wear the RAF equivalents on uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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