Pilot & Air Force Insignia 1946- present

Thanks to Mr. Norman Hosten for the information about and pictures of the badges.

Cap badges and Wings

1. Service cap badge Officer (1951-present)

2. Service cap badge Candidate Off. Royal Military School (1951-present)

3. Service cap badge NC-Officer (1951-present, Only for Adjutant between 1990-1994)

4. Service cap badge Officer (gilt metal) (non official-version)

5. Service cap badge NC-Officer (silvered metal) (1951-1994)

6. Service cap badge Troop (bronzed metal) (1951-1994)

7. Pilot Wing (model 1950's) (Gilt: Off.; Silver: NC.-Off)

8. Pilot Wing (model 1960-& 70's)

9. Pilot Wing (model 1980's-2008)

Pilot Wing (2008-present)

Pilot Wing (Small embroidered version for military shirt - gold: Off.; silver: NC-. Off.) (?-present)

10. Flying Personnel Wing: Navigator, Fl. Engineer (1951-present), embroidered version for military service dress)

NC-Offr.

Flying Personnel Wing: Navigator, Fl. Engineer, Loadmaster (Small embroidered version for military shirt - gold: Off., silver: NC-Offr.) (?-present)

11. Temporary Flying Personnel Wing (metal version for military service dress - gilt: Off, silver: NC-. Off.) (?-present)

12. Flight cap & beret badge (metal - gilt with enamel center: Off.; silver with enamel center: NC-Off.; bronze: Troop) (1951-?)

Flight cap badge (Small embroidered version - gold: Off; silver: NC-. Off.) (?-present)

NC.Off. Troop

13. Flight cap badge, Non Flying Personnel (....-....)

14. Service Cap badge for Women, Non Flying Personnel (....-....)

15. Pilot Wing (model 1960's; for flying suit)

Courtesy A. Fontaine

16. Beret badge '80 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Sqn' (2007-present)

"Wing"-Insignia

(Official Sleeve badges)

1. 1st Fighter-Wing (1976-1987)

2. 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing (1963) 2nd Tactical Wing (...-1987)

3. 3rd Tactical Wing (1970-1987)

4. 10th Fighter-Bomber Wing(1964-1987)

5. 1st Fighter-Wing (1987-2000)

6. 2nd Tactical Wing (1987-....)

7. 3rd Tactical Wing (1987-1993)

8. 10th Fighter-Bomber Wing(1987-....)

9. 1st Fighter-Wing (2000-present)

10. 1st Fighter-Wing (1953-1976)

11. 7th Fighter-Wing (1953) Air Force Base "Chievres" (1964-...)

12. 5th Fighter-Wing (1953) 9th Fighter-Wing (1959) Air Force Base "Bierset "(1960-...)

13. 13th Fighter-Wing (1953) Air Force Base "Coxyde "(1959-1945)

14. 2nd Fighter- Wing (1953) 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing (1959-1963)

15. 9th Fighter-Bomber Wing (1953-1959)

16. 10th Fighter- Wing (1953) 10th Fighter-Bomber Wing (1959-1964)

17. 42nd Recce Squadron (1959-....)

18. 83rd British-Belgian Tactical Group (?-....)

Air Force -Insignia

(Official Sleeve-& collar badges)

1a. General Staff (....-1987), 1b. General Staff (1987-present)

2a. General Staff (Services) (....-1987), 2b. General Staff (Services) (1987-present)

3. Air Force Staff (1987-present)

4. Meteo-Service (1953-1965) Meteo-Wing (1965-1987)

5. Meteo wing (1987-present)

6. Meteo wing (Breast-Badge 1946-1953)

7a. H.Q. Fighter-Group (1959-1961) Tactical Airforce Command (1961-1987), 7b. Tactical Air force Command (1987-present)

8. Communication Group (1962-1965) Tele-Communications Wing (1965-1987)

9. Tele-Communications Wing (1987-1990)

10. Staff-Brevet Holder (collar-badge)

11. Musician (Air-Force band) (collar-badge)

12. General (collar-badge)

13. Officer Medical Service (collar-badge)

14. Medical Service (troop) (collar-badge)

15. Medical Service (pilot cap-badge 1960)

16. NC.-Off. Instructor Physical Training (sleeve-badge)

17. Off. Instructor Physical Training (sleeve-badge)

18. NC.-Off. Fencing Master (sleeve-badge)

19. Catholic Chaplain (shoulder-badge )

20. Protestant Chaplain (shoulder-badge Senior Off.)

Air Force -Insignia

(Official Sleeve-& breast-pocket badges)

1. Airfield Defence Units (1950-present), beret badge

2. Air Commando (brevet) (1960's) non official insignia with white letters on a bleu background

3. Air Commando 'Unit badge' (1987-present), sleeve badge

4. Air Commando (brevet) (1987-....), breast pocket badge

5. Air Fusilier (brevet) (1987-?), breast pocket badge

6. Senior Air Commando (brevet) (1987-....), breast pocket badge

7. Superior (Airfield Defence Unit)-brevet (1959-1965)

8. Air Fusilier (brevet) (198?-present), breast pocket badge

9. HQ Air Force Logistical Command (1987-present)

10. 21nd - Tele-Communication Support Wing (1990-present)

11. 23th Wing Logistical Command (1987-1995)

12. HK Comdo Trg & Sp Evere

13. 25th Wing Logistical Command (1987-1995)

14. CIH (Centrum voor Identificatie en Herbevoorrading- Center for identification and supplies/logistics) (....-....)

15. Common support Wing (1987-....)

16. 22nd Wing Logistical Command (1987-....)

17. 21st Wing Logistical Command (1987-....)

18. CEMEC (Center for Mechanography ) (1987-....)

19. Air Force Technical Group (1953) Air Force Base (1960-1987)

Air Force -Insignia

(Official Sleeve- badges)

1. Air Force base "Coxyde"(1987-present)

2. Air Force base "Coxyde"(1976-1987)

3. 15th Transport Wing (1953-1969)

4. 15th Transport Wing (1987-present)

5. 15th Transport Wing (1969-1987)

C 130 Hercules Club (click on the brevets to enlarge)

thanks to Adjt Vl. B. Daems and Adjt Vl N. Hosten for the brevets and pins

6. Control & Reporting Center (1953-1987)

7. Control & Reporting Center (1987-....)

8. Control & Reporting Post/Traffic Control-Coordination Center (1977-1987)

9. Control & Reporting Post/Traffic Control-Coordination Center (1987-present)

Air Force -Insignia

(Official Sleeve- badges)

1. Support Unit tele-guided Ground-Air Weapons (1962-1964) Missiles Support Unit (1964-1966) Missiles Support Wing (1966-1976)

2. Missiles Support Wing (1976-1985) Missiles Support Group (1985-1987)

3. Tele-guided Ground-Air Weapons Group (1962-1964) Group Missiles (1964-1985) Missiles Wing (1985-1987)

4. HQ. Staff Wing Missiles (1963-....)

5. Missiles Support Group (1987-1990)

6. Missiles Wing (1987-1990)

7. 9th Wing tele-guided Ground-Air Weapons (1962-1964) 9th Wing Missiles (1964-1985) 9th Operations Group (1985-1987)

8. 9th Operations Group (1987-1990)

9. 13th Wing tele-guided Ground-Air Weapons (1960-1964) 13th Wing Missiles (1964-1985) 13th Operations Group (1985-1987)

10. 13th Operations Group (1987-1990)

Air Force -Insignia

(Official Sleeve- badges)

1. Belgian Air Cadets , non official Belgian Air Force sleeve-badge

2. Group Education and Training(1953-1987)

3. Pilot training-school

4. Polytechnic School (1987-....), Flight Cap badge Polytechnic School ( metal with enamel) (?-....)

5. Center for Military Formation (1977-1987)

6. Air Force base "Kamina" (1959-1960)

7. Fighter pilot-School (1953-1959), Air Force base "Brustem" (1959-....)

8. Elementary Flying School (1987-....)

9. Pilot training -school (1987-....)

10. Instruction & Training Command (1987-....)

11. Military Formation Center (1987-1994)

12. Polytechnic -school (1987-....)

13. Belgian Air Cadets-Wing

The 'Belgian Air Cadets' is a non-profit organisation almost entirely supported by the Belgian Air Component (AC), but not part of the Belgian Air Force. info: www.belgianaircadets.be


Candidate Officers Royal Mil. school (collar badge)	Para-brevet A	Sport-Brevet (breast pocket badge)	Instructor NC-Off. (sleeve badge)


	Technician 2nd Class	Technician 1st Class	Driver 1st class -brevet