RAF No. 208 Squadron

**John Bowden** · #1 07-06-2015, 01:40 PM

I need some help locating a good enough copy of the tail badge on No. 208 Squadrons BAe Hawks.............anyone know where I can find one......see pic below.
Also know as the unofficial 'winged eye' badge.......according to the RAF website.

**John Bowden** · #2 07-06-2015, 02:08 PM

Found a patch.........also learned it was called the "Flying Shufti"

**SCEtoAUX** · #3 07-06-2015, 02:12 PM

I was just about to post a page with that patch.

Buccaneer 1974 - 1981 (1)

**John Bowden** · #4 07-06-2015, 05:30 PM

Thanks Doug.......... I really can not believe there is nothing on the net about this. I'm going to check flickr out now to see if someone has taken a close up of the tail (fingers crossed).

john

**maurice** · #5 07-06-2015, 07:31 PM

Origin of 208 Squadron's use of "The Eye of Horus" badge at
Buccaneer 1974 - 1981 (1)
and earlier versions at
1916 - 1939 - Inter-War Years Gallery
(click on small images)
A "might be useful" shot of the tail at
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/me...raf_valley.jpg

For the possible enlightenment of any English (slang that is) impaired North Americans "to take a shufti" is "to take a look"

**John Bowden** · #6 07-06-2015, 09:06 PM

Hot Dang! Thanks Maurice!!! Where the heck did you find that beauty? I've been tearing the net apart looking for just that shot!

john

**John Bowden** · #7 07-06-2015, 09:07 PM

Oh and thanks for the explanation........ I was totally in the dark on that!

**John Bowden** · #8 07-06-2015, 09:59 PM

Got it drawn.............here is the page with it on the tail
(in case anyone is interested)

I may still play around with it if I find any high detailed pics.......it's kinda cartoon-ish now, but it's better than not having anything at all!!!!

**herky** · #9 07-06-2015, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Bowden

Got it drawn.............here is the page with it on the tail
(in case anyone is interested)

I may still play around with it if I find any high detailed pics.......it's kinda cartoon-ish now, but it's better than not having anything at all!!!!

thats looks good.would like to build the whole thing