Uniforms and ranks and medals!

[peterwoods@supanet.com]

Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

The fabric of the jacket seem to be different from the service dress jacket worn by the pilot on the right.

The pilot on the right is Flt Sgt "Grumpy" Unwin. As an airman his No1 SD jacket is made from serge, not the barathea that officers uniforms were made from.

Philip could be correct in saying that the Sqn Ldr's is a prototype.

Thanks for the reminder though, I had forgotten that photo of Sqn Ldr Lane. You wouldn't think to look at him that he was 23 years old at that time.

Pete