Insignia

Wire embroidered blazer badge

11 Air Depot was established as a self accounting lodger unit of AFB Ysterplaat on 9 July 1940. Functional control was the responsibility of the Maintenance Group (later the Air Logistic Command). Its main function was to be a main holding depot for air equipment that is used by AFB Ysterplaat. 11AD was amalgamated with 2 Air Depot (2AD) at Air Force Base Ysterplaat in 1992.

2 Squadron flightsuit patch

Taken off flightsuit

Worn late 1970s by members who broke the sound barrier

Rare

Cloth embroidered

Formed in 1970 to operate the South African/French Cactus surface-to-air missile systems in an air defence role. The unit was disbanded when the Cactus system was retired from service in the late 1980s.

122 Squadron was the direct sister unit of 120 Squadron and was exactly set up and operated as such.

Early 1970s

Cloth embroidered with metal crossed swords

Single

Metal with felt backing

Worn in 1970s

Gilded metal

Pins intact

Cloth embroidered

Green cloth behind 2 instead of yellow as last version of cloth embroidered patch before metal flash introduced

Rare

Unofficial but worn on flight-suits

Screen-printed on plastic material

Rare

Metal with 2 pins

Introduced in 1990

Cloth embroidered

Rare

Un-used example

Cloth embroidered