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Loving the proposed BALTOPS / Sabre Strike B-52 patch. That will be joining the collection if / when it's released



https://www.facebook.com/bomberpatches?fref=photo

Great design, just a shame he's using the same spelling as last year. Shouldn't it be 'Saber' ?

Darren
www.raf-fairford.co.uk

skyking_comms wrote:Great design, just a shame he's using the same spelling as last year. Shouldn't it be 'Saber' ?

Darren
http://www.raf-fairford.co.uk

I think its the American spelling, like what they do with colour ( color)

Sabre is the English spelling and Saber is the American spelling.

Rob

Final design has be posted, available from Mid July according to the Bomber Patches Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bomberpatches?fref=ts

Good news!

That looks epic!!

That is stunning

ROB MkIX wrote:Sabre is the English spelling and Saber is the American spelling.

Rob

Not sure about that. Who has heard of the F-86 Saber? Whatever, the exercise name is 'Saber' not 'Sabre', so the patch lettering needs changing.

Whether the exercise name is Sabre or Sabre depends who you ask. US Army page says Saber, NATO document says Sabre

KyleG wrote:Whether the exercise name is Sabre or Sabre depends who you ask. US Army page says Saber, NATO document says Sabre

But its a pseudo USAF patch showing a USAF operated aircraft with 5th Bomb Wing Squadrons depicted, the UK spelling makes it look completely counterfeit

mushbuster

From memory the same debate happened last year, back then the designer of the patch said both he and the squadrons involved decided on the British spelling as the B-52s were based at Fairford. Which was / is common practice for the USAF to use the spelling from the country they are based during the exercise.

As the B-52s involvement was cancelled during last years BALTOPS / Sabre Strike, the squadrons involved changed the wording on the top part of the patch to 2d Air Expeditionary Group

Gary wrote:mushbuster

From memory the same debate happened last year, back then the designer of the patch said both he and the squadrons involved decided on the British spelling as the B-52s were based at Fairford. Which was / is common practice for the USAF to use the spelling from the country they are based during the exercise.

As the B-52s involvement was cancelled during last years BALTOPS / Sabre Strike, the squadrons involved changed the wording on the top part of the patch to 2d Air Expeditionary Group

Makes sence

The BALTOPS patch is now available on Ebay and has a £15ish price tag when postage is added on http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/B-52-2015-BAL ... 6016.l4276

shame its rubber.. just cant take to them like the embroidered ones

Dan214sqn wrote:shame its rubber.. just cant take to them like the embroidered ones

Exactly how i feel, it is very nice though