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WING AND PROP INSIGNIA FOR AIR FORCE OFFICERS


Ellis
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Good Evening,

 

When the US Air Force was designated a separate service, in general uniforms remained the same as the AAF until the transition to the blue uniform.

 

When did the AF officers stop wearing the wing and prop insignia on their dress blouse?

 

The aviation cadets of WW II wore a large wing and prop insignia on their peaked cap. This insignia continued in use until the 50s, well after the AF became a separate service.

 

Thank you,

Ellis

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The winged prop was worn on Army style uniforms (by officers), and not worn on blues. Enlisted continued to wear a peirced version of the winged prop for a few short years (first in brass then in oxidized silver), but those disappeared by the end of the Korean War. The Air Force academy continues to use a winged prop in all silver which looks just like what the Civil Air Patrol used on their Army style uniforms.

The Air Force band uniform uses a winged prop overlaid with a lyre for both a service cap badge and smaller as collar devices.

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