06-01-2003, 08:28 PM
The woven cockade was certainly used on avaiation caps during the 1960-1980s period but I have only seen it being worn by cosmonauts. True, the M1949 air force cap for officers has woven embroidery cockade and the miliatary regulations state that both woven and metal cockades were worn by officers in 1958. However, I have a photo of Viktor Gorbatko wearing a M1969 parade cap with woven embrodered cockade which is unusual as they were officially made from aluminium by this time (as were the aviation wings).
Whether this was a private purchase cap or whether it was permited for Cosmonauts only to wear this type of embrodered cockade remains a mystery at the moment. I will try to find out more.
Whether this was a private purchase cap or whether it was permited for Cosmonauts only to wear this type of embrodered cockade remains a mystery at the moment. I will try to find out more.
