On 2013-04-30 23:09:23 -0700, D. St-Sanvain
said:



Hello,

Savageduck a écrit dans
news:2013043019554244897-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom :
On 2013-04-30 19:17:19 -0700, "Jeff - VK4XA"
said:

Are you sure that these Spits were for the US Joe?
The insignia looks more like the SAAF star to me.

That is the USAAF insignia as used on Spitfires. A white star on a blue
circular field.
The same shaped red star without a circular field was the Soviet version

The SAAF did not use a star. Up until 1949 the SAAF used a blue, white and
orange roundel with a gold border. In 1949 they changed to a large white
roundel with a broad blue border with a leaping gold springbok on the white.

Well, the SAAF did actually use a five pointed object, which was
definitely not a star but the outline of the castle of Good Hope, in
Cape Town : http://goo.gl/maps/L82aj

For these stars, it looks like a field modification, made in a hurry
"Don't shoot at me, I'm on your side" ?

If you had scrolled down to see and read all of my post you would have
seen each of the examples of SAAF insignia I posted including the
following:
"In 1961 they changed again to a graphic silhouette of Cape Town Castle
in blue with a springbok in gold. So it is a castle not a star."

So this was not the WWII era SAAF insignia.
....and just incase you didn't see any of the images I included in that
post, below you will find the URL and the repost of the one discussed
above.
http://www.groundshout.co.za/misc/mirage_iii/Castle.png


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Regards,

Savageduck