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1918 - 0377.PDF
APRIL 4, 1918. Jacket.—The same pattern as officers, except that it willbe high all round collar, and that buttons will be of bronze colour instead of gilt. Warrant officers 2nd class, N.C.Os.and men will wear the bird in red silk on both sleeves near the shoulders where the letters R.F.C. are worn at presentby the rank and file of the R.F.C. Wireless mechanics will wear, in addition, the " hand and thunderbolt"immediately under the bird. Badges of Rank:—Warrant officers 2nd class (Quarter-master sergeants).—Crown on both sleeves below the elbow. Flight Sergeants.—Three chevrons and crown. Corporalsand Sergeants.—Two and three chevrons respectively. 1st Class Air Mechanics.—Two-bladed propellers worn imme-diately under the bird. Footgear.—Brown boots will be worn. Leave and Parade Dress.—Breeches, puttees and boots.Trousers will be worn as ordered. Greatcoat.—The usual military type British warm formounted services. The red silk bird and badges of rank will be worn as on the jacket. WITHOUT much doubt, the Petrograd-Moscow air post which made a start on March 31st, may be taken as having the backing of the German invaders. FROM 2nd Lieut. Grandi, R.F.C., come the following points regarding the " What is it ? " German badge which appeared in " FLIGHT " last week :— " Re the badge mentioned on page 342 of your paper ofMarch 28th, I think the badge is an Austrian badge. It has the Austrian crown with theAustrian laurel and oak leaves.The aeroplane I take it to be an Etrich Taube monoplane, first experimented I think in 1910 at their arsenal (BrokeArsenal ?). At that time aviation was but poorly developed in Germany, and German officers were sent to Austria to beinstructed. Maybe the badge belonged to an officer who graduated on one of these Etrich monoplanes at their arsenalin the pre-war days. The fact that it was coined in Germany is not very surprising. Even now the cavalry pistols used inGermany are made in Austria, and those used in Austria are made in Germany. One of these makes is the Roth-Sauer—the other I don't know for certain. So that it is equally likely that these Austrian badges should have beenmade in Germany. These pieces of odd information and suppositions I am sending to you in the hope that they mayhelp you to find the true derivation and birth and meaning of the badge." The Barb on February 23rd last reached its 10th number,This we gather from a copy of that date which has just reached us from " Publisher " Flight Lieut. J. B. Daniell, R.N. Ithas grown to six pages from four, and the cause of this increase is of particular interest, as with this No. 10 issue a" two-talk " departure has been made by the inclusion of a couple of pages in French for the special benefit of theFrench^comrades in arms in the Trier camp. But in this connection, perhaps it is better to let the Editor have his ownsay, especially as from this may be gathered that the editorial chair is, even under the exceptional conditions which shouldcall forth nothing but sympathy, up against its critical readers, just the same as in Blighty, plus the enemy censor.If the latter is any more trying than the one that is with us, well ; but here is what The Barb Editor says under the side-head of " A Happy Medium*.""February 16th, 1918. " At last we produce The Barb in the ' two talks.' Wetrust that this progressive step will meet with the approval of one and all. " The Barb has been having rather rough going recently.There are always those who take exception to the tone of a paper. These objections generally develop in the form ofletters to the Editor, signed ' Old Subscriber,' ticking off the Editor-man for not devoting more space to the affairs ofthe Society for the Prevention of Snoring in Church, or some- thing like that. Even here we have objectors. The moraltone, say they, is a couple of semi-quavers sharp, or flat. " Now, we are trying to find a happy medium of literarystyle, acceptable in the eyes of the majority. We don't want to give offence to the susceptibilities of the puritanical, neithercan we assume a style that might find favor in the callow mind of a boy-scout element, for The Barb is supported by " Officersand Gentlemen ' : men of the world, in a world of men. " We hope that The Barb in two languages, will surmountthe obstacles which threaten its destruction, In any event", 'tis a labour of love in which much time and energy is neces*sarily consumed." ANOTHER feature of The Barb, in its seventh spasm, is a series " In the Public Eye." No. 7 purports to depict " Capt. R. T. Leighton, Westmoreland and Cumberland Yeo. and R.F.C., Special Artist to The Barb." Who Nos. 1 to 6 Queen Alexandra and Princess Vic- toria during their visit to the Hand- ley Page works last week watch- ing work in pro- gress under the guidance of Mr. Handley Page (on the left). ••*• ••JKk •m. mm 373
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