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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

Souvenir flags
Pegasus Parachute Regiment pennant

Souvenir flags

image provided by Steve Trebs, 14 March 2012

These are both British, souvenir-type flags related to the Parachute Regiment. The top one depicts Bellerophon mounted on Pegasus, and the design was used as the 'flash' (arm patch insignia) by all Airborne troops from the Second World War until 1999 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/402130.stm. The lower one is similar to a flag sold by the Parachute Regiment for the use of veterans or soldiers' families: https://www.airbornepri.com/parachute-regiment-flag.
Ian Sumner, 15 March 2012

image provided by Peter Edwards, 25 January 2019

Flag: Rectangle circa 42x29 inches (web photo image). Union flag variant charged with the cap badge of the Parachute Regiment. "Image is printed on one side, and is visible on the other side (inverted)."
Source: accessed 25 January 2019,
https://www.airborneshop.com/gifts/flags/union-jack-parachute-regiment-flag
Peter Edwards, 25 January 2019

Pegasus Parachute Regiment pennant

image located by William Garrison, 19 March 2026

Source: https://milestoneauctions.hibid.com/lot/291587262/wwii-british-paratrooper-lot-helmet-flag-patch-ww2

A WWII-era, UK, generic "Pegasus Parachute Regiment" pennant; size 18 x 13-3/4 inches having the insignia of the Winged Pegasus on both sides. The image represents Bellerophon riding the winged-horse, Pegasus, in a cloak and ancient Greek helmet holding aloft a spear, on a faded, maroon-colored stripe. Per Wikipedia: "Bellerophon or Bellerophontes or Hipponous, was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles." at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellerophon Many different UK WWII parachute units are identified at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_British_airborne_battalions A history of the development of this logo is at https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object

William Garrison, 19 March 2026