Some pictures from our Canadian military history...

Two observations:

The pictures of personnel wearing Field Service Olive Drab (Bush uniform) show some servicemen wearing rank badges sewn onto their uniforms and both side as well.

In my day (1950s) rank badges were only authorized to be worn on an armlet and only on the right side.

Also, ribbons were not authorized to be worn on the bush jacket.
 
Two points.

1. I bet MWO Doucettes five years of wartime service was far and away more interesting then his RCAF service postwar and
2. Sadly as the members from the "greatest generation" pass on there is no doubt a HUGE amount of pictures, artifacts and documents that get chucked out when relatives come in to clean up an estate or home.

Thanks OP for posting
 
Sharps '74 said:
I don't recall having to clip any leads to anything on the circular tail fin assembly of the 3.5", but there was a paper clip serving as a 'safety' device we had to remove as we loaded. You always gave the tail fin a few turns after inserting to ensure a good contact.

Fun watching the rocket wobble in flight as it arced it's way to the target! Archaic, but it worked.
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I believe that the safety clip was a shorting clip .... there was one wire that was connected to complete the circuit IIRC ... I remember an incident on a range once where a piece of wire embedded in the No.1's heel (after passing through his combat boot) after he fired the rocket ... it was presumed to be piece of this contact wire and that as he leaned forward on the parapet to fire his right leg was extended to far behind. That particular day was quite cold as well and the flimsy plastic face mask was worn to keep the unburned propellant particles from injuring the crews
 
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