[TECHNICAL HELP] RAF / RCAF Unit emblem crowns

[SOLIDKREATE]

Hello,

 

My specific help needed is with the crowns of the unit emblems. I remember someone here talking about that about 3 or 4 years ago. Are there really differences in the crown across the RAF, RCAF and RNZAF? Can you point these differences out to me?

 

I really want to do our UK members across the pond a good service by not insulting them with incorrect emblems. Do the crown differ across the unit types as well i.e. bomber, fighter, attacker?

 

 

*note I will not post any images here or in a PM.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 12, 2018 by 429FS_SPEKTRE76
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[MiloMorai]

You can fin some examples here, http://www.britishmilitarybadges.co.uk/products/8-viii-squadron-royal-air-force-lapel-badge-raf.html

 

Many of the units listed have the squadron badge shown, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons

[SOLIDKREATE]

Thank you kind sir. 

[Fenris_]

Hey Spektre, its been a while!

 

I've just had a quick look through comparisons of squadron badges for RCAF  RAF and RAAF and they seem pretty generic to me. Most seem closely based on the St Edward's crown though the taller less curvaceous forms don't closely match any of the UK's royal crowns so may be generic  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Edward's_Crown

Here's the examples I came across -

 

RCAF - https://www.google.com/search?q=RCAF+squadron+emblems&safe=active&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwic2ZTg5sjeAhXGPOwKHRYQBZMQsAR6BAgDEAE&biw=1920&bih=969

 

RAF - https://www.google.com/search?q=RAF+squadron+emblems&safe=active&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil_cWo58jeAhUPCewKHeFPBlMQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1920&bih=969

 

RAAF - https://www.google.com/search?q=RAAF+squadron+emblems&safe=active&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEipr05sjeAhVOzKQKHW3yDmYQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=969

 

RNZAF - https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&client=firefox-b&biw=1920&bih=969&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=TEbmW6OQB8GxkwWI8JuIAQ&q=RNZAF+squadron+emblems&oq=RNZAF+squadron+emblems&gs_l=img.12...93260.96661.0.98881.5.5.0.0.0.0.95.415.5.5.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.1.94...0.0.QzQp3DrGNwE

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 10, 2018 by Fenris_
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[SOLIDKREATE]

Thank you so much. This helps a lot.

[LukeFF]

Be sure that you're using the crown of King George VI and not Queen Elizabeth II. It's a common mistake that I've seen more than once in other games. 

[SOLIDKREATE]

12 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Be sure that you're using the crown of King George VI and not Queen Elizabeth II. It's a common mistake that I've seen more than once in other games. 

 

 

Found an original unit badge with King Georges Crown.  ?

[NZTyphoon]

On 11/9/2018 at 1:48 PM, 392FS_SPEKTRE76 said:

Hello,

 

My specific help needed is with the crowns of the unit emblems. I remember someone here talking about that about 3 or 4 years ago. Are there really differences in the crown across the RAF, RCAF and RNZAF? Can you point these differences out to me?

 

I really want to do our UK members across the pond a good service by not insulting them with incorrect emblems. Do the crown differ across the unit types as well i.e. bomber, fighter, attacker?

 

 

*note I will not post any images here or in a PM.

 

 

 

 

Regarding New Zealand squadrons in the RAF (ie: 485 through 490 Sqns): without going into a long explanation, these were technically RAF squadrons, formed in the UK under RAF administration and manned by New Zealanders. Thus, the title was (eg) 486(NZ) Squadron NOT 486 Squadron RNZAF:

see Article XV Squadrons.

 

The RNZAF squadrons were those that were formed in New Zealand and flew operationally in the Pacific