BALTOPS / Sabre Strike B-52 patch

[Gary]

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

[skyking_comms]

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

[Typhoon2]

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)

[ROB MkIX]

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

Rob

[Gary]

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

[EGDR]

Good news!

[rdchawk]

That looks epic!!

[GhostFlight91]

That is stunning

[Plane Speaker]

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.

[EGDR]

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

[mushbuster]

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

[Gary]

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

[GhostFlight91]

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

[Gary]

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

[Dan214sqn]

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

[GhostFlight91]

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

Exactly how i feel, it is very nice though