1781 South African Navy Free Fall Parachute Instructor wings (C353)

1781 : S.A. Navy Free Fall Parachute Instructor wings

1970’s – To Date

South African Navy Free Fall Parachute Instructor wings, Winter Dress, private purchase.  The navy did not have  a parachute unit, but there were ex-Army paratroopers who transferred to the navy and also some of the SA Navy Divers did parachute courses.  The first Officer Commanding the SA Marines was an ex-1 Parachute Battalion PJI.  These wings were not supplied by the stores, each qualified paratrooper had to order the wings from a military tailor so many slight variations exist.