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THE 6B/346 WATCH (MK.11) ON THE FIRST NYLON NATO STRAP, THE 1954 ISSUE 6B/2617

THE 6B/346 WATCH (MK.11) ON THE FIRST NYLON NAT...

After WW2, having used the USAF A-11 watch in the RAF 6B/234 designation, the Air Ministry decided to modify the A-11, and issued the 6B/346 watch specification in late 1946...

THE 6B/346 WATCH (MK.11) ON THE FIRST NYLON NAT...

After WW2, having used the USAF A-11 watch in the RAF 6B/234 designation, the Air Ministry decided to modify the A-11, and issued the 6B/346 watch specification in late 1946...

A.F.0210. STRAP SEES BRITAIN ENTER THE HYDROGEN BOMB AGE

A.F.0210. STRAP SEES BRITAIN ENTER THE HYDROGEN...

  Kenneth Hubbard on 15 May 1957, was the pilot of the Valiant jet bomber that dropped Britain’s first H-bomb off Malden Island in the South Pacific during the Christmas...

A.F.0210. STRAP SEES BRITAIN ENTER THE HYDROGEN...

  Kenneth Hubbard on 15 May 1957, was the pilot of the Valiant jet bomber that dropped Britain’s first H-bomb off Malden Island in the South Pacific during the Christmas...

SAS WITH A.F.0210. STRAP IN MALAYAN EMERGENCY

SAS WITH A.F.0210. STRAP IN MALAYAN EMERGENCY

 The SAS were disbanded after WWII, but soon a need for their skills re-emerged, and the Malayan Scouts, formed by ex-SAS Brigadier Mike Calvert grew in size, and by the...

SAS WITH A.F.0210. STRAP IN MALAYAN EMERGENCY

 The SAS were disbanded after WWII, but soon a need for their skills re-emerged, and the Malayan Scouts, formed by ex-SAS Brigadier Mike Calvert grew in size, and by the...

AF0210 STRAP ON MARK VI COMPASS SELLS FOR £155

AF0210 STRAP ON MARK VI COMPASS SELLS FOR £155

A WWll wrist compass with an AF0210 strap sold on 1 October 2018 for £155 on ebay. The Mark Vl wrist compass dates from WWl, but was issued in 1917...

AF0210 STRAP ON MARK VI COMPASS SELLS FOR £155

A WWll wrist compass with an AF0210 strap sold on 1 October 2018 for £155 on ebay. The Mark Vl wrist compass dates from WWl, but was issued in 1917...

IMPORTANT A.F.0210. STRAP AT IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

IMPORTANT A.F.0210. STRAP AT IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

On 12 September 1946 Major Desmond Pretyman Apthorp (56653) of The Royal Norfolk Regiment. was made a Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – a...

IMPORTANT A.F.0210. STRAP AT IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

On 12 September 1946 Major Desmond Pretyman Apthorp (56653) of The Royal Norfolk Regiment. was made a Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – a...

A.F.0210.® STRAP AND VB HYGIENIQUE STRAP COMPARED

A.F.0210.® STRAP AND VB HYGIENIQUE STRAP COMPARED

The VB Hygienique canvas strap was a forerunner of the NATO strap, and was available at the end of WWII for use on watches with fixed bars. The VB Hygienique...

A.F.0210.® STRAP AND VB HYGIENIQUE STRAP COMPARED

The VB Hygienique canvas strap was a forerunner of the NATO strap, and was available at the end of WWII for use on watches with fixed bars. The VB Hygienique...