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General Discussion => Uniforms & Awards => Topic started by: Eclipse on June 30, 2008, 12:50:49 AM

Title: usafflagranks.com
Post by: Eclipse on June 30, 2008, 12:50:49 AM
http://usafflagranks.com/index.html

Found it by accident responding to another thread, too much history to even begin indicating it, get some coffee and check it out!
Title: Re: usafflagranks.com
Post by: mikeylikey on June 30, 2008, 12:55:09 AM
^ wow....that's cool, thanks!
Title: Re: usafflagranks.com
Post by: Major Carrales on June 30, 2008, 02:03:53 AM
Quote from: Eclipse on June 30, 2008, 12:50:49 AM
http://usafflagranks.com/index.html

Found it by accident responding to another thread, too much history to even begin indicating it, get some coffee and check it out!

Great site.  I ofund it a few months ago and even sent some links to JTHEMANN as examples of something I saw once (embroidered ribbons).

Title: Re: usafflagranks.com
Post by: MIKE on June 30, 2008, 02:41:31 AM
http://usafflagranks.com/ramsey_d_potts.html

http://usafflagranks.com/foster_l_smith.html
Title: Re: usafflagranks.com
Post by: mikeylikey on June 30, 2008, 03:30:45 AM
Quote from: MIKE on June 30, 2008, 02:41:31 AM
http://usafflagranks.com/ramsey_d_potts.html

http://usafflagranks.com/foster_l_smith.html

Short sleeves........blah!  At least CAP is carrying on an AF tradition with ultramarine blue tapes and tags.......blah, blah!   :(
Title: Re: usafflagranks.com
Post by: Major Carrales on June 30, 2008, 04:11:16 PM
It would seem that, in the past, a certain amount of "cumstomization" was allowed in the service.  I can assume this was because USAF regulations were in transition from the US Army days.  The embroidered rank, ribbons and hold over patches from the Air Corps days lasted, according to my late uncle, well into the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Note the various sets of "dress uniforms" and "whites."  This is an excellent page for a glimps into USAF uniform history.  And the "McPeaks" are there too!!!