IRISH AIR CORPS

 
     
1922-1923   1924-1939   1939-1954   1954-date
 
                       
 

IRELAND FLASH

1964 - 1988 1988 - 1999 1999 - 2000 since 2000 PVC
 

 

 

AIR CORPS BADGE

1950 - 1960 1960 - 1993 since 1994 since 1994
 

 

error 1994, but worn error 1994, but worn error 1995, but worn fake fake
 

 

 

FORAGE CAP -BADGES

 
Airman / Corporal Sergeant / Flight Quartermaster Sergeant / Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant / Regimental Sergeant Major Officer  
 

 

 

PEAK CAP -BADGES

 
Airman / Corporal Sergeant / Flight Quartermaster Sergeant / Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant / Regimental Sergeant Major Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant / Regimental Sergeant Major error Officer Officer bullion
 

 

 

OTHER CAP BADGES

Generals Officers Air Corps Band (1997 - 2002) Air Corps Band (since 2002)
 

 

 
 

COLLAR BADGES

silver (1925 - 1958) brass (1958 - 1972) staybrite (1972 - 1994) chrome (since 1994)
 

 

 

WINGS

 
Pilot, sterling silver (pre-1994) Aircrew, Officer, sterling silver (pre-1994) Pilot, sterling silver (since 1994) Aircrew, Officer, sterling silver (since 2009) Aircrew, Enlisted, sterling silver (since 2011) Pilot, Mess Dress
 

 

Pilot, Mess Dress Aircrew, Mess Dress Pilot, Service Dress (pre-1994) Aircrew, Service Dress (pre-1994) Pilot, Service Dress (1994 - 2009) Aircrew, Service Dress (1994 - 2009)
 

 

Aircrew, Service Dress (2007) Pilot, Service Dress (since 2009) Aircrew, Service Dress (since 2009) Enlisted Aircrew, Service Dress (since 2009)
 

 

Pilot, flightsuit (pre-1994) Aircrew, flightsuit (pre-1994) Helicopter Aircrew, flightsuit (1970's) Army Co-Op Squadron Aircrew, flightsuit Pilot, flightsuit (since 1994) Pilot, flightsuit (since 1994)
 

 

Aircrew, Officer, flightsuit (since 1994) Aircrew, Enlisted, flightsuit (since 1994) Pilot, Field Dress (since 2005) Aircrew, Field Dress (since 2005) Pilot, desert Aircrew, desert
 

 

 

FLIGHT SUIT WINGS

Pilot, SAR Aircrew, SAR SAR, Engineer Officer Pilot, CASA Aircrew, CASA Aircrew, CASA, variation
 

 

Pilot, 1997 variation, gold Pilot, 1997 variation, silver Helicopter Aircrew Helicopter Aircrew, Technician Helicopter Aircrew, Non-Technical Pilot, 2006
 

 

Aircrew, Officer, 2006 Aircrew, Enlisted, 2006
 

 

 

FLIGHT SUIT AICRAFT BADGES

 
Agusta Westland 139 Agusta Westland 139 - 1000 hrs Alouette III Allouette III (error)  Beechcraft SKA200 Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Defender
 

 

     
Casa CN-235 Casa C-295W Eurocopter 135 Eurocopter 135 - 1000 hrs Eurocopter 135 Garda A.S.U. FR172H Cessna
 

 

 
Gulfstream 4 Learjet 45 Pilatus PC- 9M (Instructors) Pilatus PC- 9M (Cadets) Pilatus PC- 9M (Cadets) Pilatus PC- 12NG
 

 

 
 

UNIT BADGES

Administration Wing Air Corps HQ Air Corps HQ (2012) Air Traffice Control Technical Training Squadron Training Wing
 
Air Corps College (2012) No.1 Support Wing  No.1 Support Wing (reversed '1') No.1 Operations Wing (2012) No.1 Operations Wing (2012) No.3 Support Wing
   
No.3 Operations Wing (2012) No.3 Operations Wing (2023) No.3 Operations Wing (2023)   No.4 Support Wing (2012) 5th Maintenance Engineers
       
No.5 Support Wing (2012) No.5 Support Wing (2012) Air Support Signals Company Communications & Information Services Squadron (2012) Light Strike Squadron (1980's), on felt Light Strike Squadron (1980's)
   
Light Strike Squadron (1996) Martime Squadron (1984) Martime Squadron (c.1988) Martime Squadron (c.1992)    
 

 

Martime Squadron (1998) Sensor Airbone Radar Operator course in Canada (1993) Martime Squadron, Pilots & Crew Martime Squadron, Photographers Martime Squadron, Radar Operators Martime Squadron, Signals Crew
 

 

Martime Squadron, Pilots & Crew (refused proposal) Martime Squadron, Photographers (refused proposal) Search and Rescue Squadron (1986) Search and Rescue Squadron (mid 1990's) Search and Rescue Squadron (1999)
 

 

 
101 Squadron (Maritime) 101 Squadron (Maritime) 102 Squadron (Transport) 104 Squadron (Army Support) 104 Squadron (Army Support) 105 Squadron (Photographic)
 

 

 
105 Squadron (Photographic) 106 Squadron (Garda Air Support Unit) 301 Squadron 302 Squadron 303 Squadron 304 Squadron
 

 

       
506 Squadron (Air Corps Fire Service) Crew 506 Squadron (Air Corps Fire Service) Chief        
 

 

 

FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL

Flying Training School Qualified Flying Instructor (2002 - 2004) Qualified Flying Instructor (2002 - 2004) Cadet (2002 - 2004) Cadet (2002 - 2004) Qualified Flying Instructor
 

 

Qualified Flying Instructor Qualified Flying Instructor (2004 Canadian trained) Mechanics
 

 

 

SENSOR AIRBORNE RADAR OPERATOR COURSE

1st (1993) 2nd (1994) 3rd (2001 - 2002) 4th (2006 - 2007) 5th (2009 - 2010) 6th (2011 - 2013)
 

 

 

AIR CORPS APPRENTICE CLASSES

46th (1982 - 1986) 47th (1983 - 1987) 48th (1984 - 1988) 49th (1985 - 1989) 50th (1986 - 1990) 51st (1987 - 1991)
 

 

52nd (1988 - 1992) 53rd (1989 - 1993) 54th (1990 - 1994) 55th (1991 - 1995) 56th (1992 - 1996) 57th (1993 - 1997)
 

 

 

MISCELLENEOUS ITEMS

 
Pipe Band title (since Oct. 1999) Pipe Band title (since Oct. 1999) Parachute Qualification Silver Swallows Display Team 1986-1998 Silver Swallows Display Team 1986-1998(handmade) Silver Swallows Display Team 2022-present
 

 

 
Fire Service Alouette III Commemorative Bremen Flight Commemoration Helicopter crews Emergency Aeromedical Service Chaplain (2006)
 

 

 

ENLISTED CUFF RANK MARKINGS

Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major
 

 

 

RANK SLIDERS, 1994 Series
Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant
 

 

 
Captain Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General
 

 

 

RANK SLIDERS, 2001 Series

Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant
 

 

 
Captain Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General
 

 

           
Brigadier General (interim model) Brigadier General (interim model)        
 

 

 

RANK SLIDERS, 2003 series, subdued
  not manufactured  
Apprentice 2 Star Airman 3 Star Airman Corporal Sergeant Flight Quartemaster Sergeant
 

 

 
Flight Sergeant Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Regimental Sergeant Major Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant
 

 

 
Captain Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General
 

OFFICER RANK SLIDERS, 2008 series, subdued
 

not manufactured

 
Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Commandant Lieutenant Colonel
 

 

           
Colonel Brigadier General Major General      
 

 

 

An Garda Síochána (POLICE)
 

 

 

Garda Cósta hÉireann (COAST GUARD)

   
 

 

 
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