John F. Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Hello, I was really sure where to post this since the identification section has been closed. Can anyone please help identify these slip-on shoulder straps? I assume they are for a junior air force officer. Thanks!
Bayern Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Swedish Air Force , Flygvapnet , the rank Fanjunkare that is Master Sargeant . the colour between the stripes denotes branch of service .but i dont know which is it .
Bayern Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Hello again , Two branches of service used distinctive colours between the rank stripes . medical and engineering .medicals red and engineers purple .
John F. Posted March 30, 2020 Author Posted March 30, 2020 Hola, Gracias por tu tiempo y esfuerzo . Matenerse bien, John PS: El color de la raya es morado
Bayern Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Hola , De nada como decimos aca. If the stripe colour is morado that is purple so the Shoulder board is of the Engineering branch .and the rank that of Fanjunkare ,Fahnenjunker in German and Ensign in english . not exactly a Master sargeant but more or less equivalent . the Flygvapnet that means Luftwaffe or Air Weapon ,as many Air Forces except the USAF used to distinct the non Flying branches with colours
GRA Posted April 22, 2020 Posted April 22, 2020 As stated above, fanjunkare rank slides of technician/engineer branch. They remind me of a version of rank slides in use in the '80s when I was in the Swedish Air Cadets. The rank was abolished for regulars in the early '80s (it has since returned), with fanjunkare being promoted to officer rank (1st Lt?), so they would have been used before 1982-ish. These slides were used on working dress, not on battle dress (m/59). /Jonas
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