Help me find my tartan(s).

[macwilkin]

Do a search here on the USAF tartan. I myself served in the USAF and had a thread going for a brief time here on the tartan. The USAF tartan (AKA the Lady Jane) is NOT an 'official' tartan for the USAF or the USAFR. The USAFR pipeband does however wear it. AND, many members/former members identify with it as the USAF tartan. I personally identify with it. And, if I can ever manage to get my pennies in one basket I'm going to have Kathy Lare sew one up for me.

All of the correspondence and materials I have received from the USAFR Band indicates the opposite, TB; the USAFR does, in some capacity, recognize the USAFR (Lady Jane) tartan as an "official" tartan. And the USAF (not the reserve band) Pipes and Drums wore the "Mitchell" tartan, not the Lady Jane, until their disbandment in the late 1960's. While the reserve band claims to trace their roots, some literature indicates they were actually two seperate bodies. I'm still gathering sources and I am still waiting for a USAFR band member to contact me regarding the history of the associated USAF tartans, but I would conclusively say that it is not recognized -- hopefully my research will clear this matter up.

Regards,

Todd

ps: I'll try to deal with the original question in this thread tomorrow!