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Can I recommend that regency era insignias (though not modern one) followed SNORist pattern. At the very least, not british inspired ones. --Marc Pasquin 15:30, 23 March 2006 (PST)

These are based on WWII Romanian Air Force uniforms, not British. Zahir 18:27, 23 March 2006 (PST)

Of course, this begs the question, were the WWII Romanian Air Force uniforms *here* inspired by the British ones? Looking at them, I can see why Marc thought they were British. Where did you find your source material for this picture? It would be interesting to see what the real "genealogy" of the Uniforms are... BoArthur 18:56, 23 March 2006 (PST)

Various links:

• http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/ROMANIA/ROMINSIG/ROMInsig.html
• http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/rom/romaf2.htm
• http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=211
• http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=211
• http://www.worldwar2.ro/arr/

During WW2 the Romanian Air Force was most heavily influenced by the Luftwaffe, seeing as Romania was part of the Axis. I've done a quick search and been unable to find the original of the picture I downloaded. But I can tell you that the original was more khaki in color. I decided to change it to very dark grey and the tie/cap to royal blue. The cap I've also seen in several photographs of Romanian military figures. Zahir 19:34, 23 March 2006 (PST)

AHA! Found it! http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/ROMANIA/ROMPhotos/ROMPhotos1.html Zahir 19:39, 23 March 2006 (PST)

The higher echelon were indeed inspired by the british (but then, so were most countries in those days). They were simply the british-inspired naval stripes the romanians already used but with the loop turned squarish. You can see pictures of the insignias of the Kingdom of Romania below.

For the regency though, as I mentioned, they might have switched to something that, at least, is inspired by the SNORist ones just like the post war romanian ones *here* were Soviet style:

http://www.uniforminsignia.net/index.php?p=show&id=231&sid=1839 (kingdom of romania air force)

http://www.uniforminsignia.net/index.php?p=show&id=122&sid=2361 (Peoples' republic of Romania, air force was blue instead of red)

That's a good site for inspiration incidently.

--Marc Pasquin 06:18, 24 March 2006 (PST)

Thank you. My preference would be that the shoulder boards of the Regency-era uniforms have a distinctly SNOR-ish look, along with a few other details, yet the essential "cut" of the uniforms more-or-less remain the same. Recall that the White Regency was not ideologically loyal to anything like the SNOR. They were opportunists who thought of themselves as Oltenians. In general their policies were simple variations of the "carrot and the stick," and part of the "carrot" was that Oltenia remained itself along with the illusion that--Denethor-like--they were simply stewards of the state until the succession could be ironed out.

The shoulder boards shown in the article are of the Restored Principality, btw. Zahir 07:03, 24 March 2006 (PST)