Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards signifying the pre-RAF air corps

signifying the pre-RAF air corps

awarded to Permanent Force members for long

This bilingual format is consistent with Union Defence Force-era and WWII/early post-war South African Air Force uniform shoulder titles

likely indicating private purchase or officer issue

Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards signifying the pre-RAF air corpsAn original Rhodesian Police Anti Terrorist Unit (P. A. T. U.) cloth patch, manufactured on camouflage twill with a black embroidered paw motif and the unit title P. A. T. U. above. Worn by members of the British South Africa Polices elite rural counter insurgency unit, PATU teams were made up of highly trained policemen operating in small bush tracking and rapid reaction groups. This style of shield patch is strongly associated with the mid to late