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Old Sep 30, 2013 | 06:20 PM
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Default Black VS Silver Broken Wings Patch?
What does the black vs silver wings mean if anything?

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Old Sep 30, 2013 | 06:36 PM
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Front of the vest or back?
One or two patches...or are they even patches?
 
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Usually broken wings are a sign of a serious crash
 
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Silver broken wings mean someone crashed and lived. Black means someone died.
 
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So if I'm killed in a crash I put black wings on my vest?
 
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So if I'm killed in a crash I put black wings on my vest?
Correct. You seem confused by this.
 
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so if i don't have a vest to put any wings on, does that mean i will not have a crash?
 

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so if i don't have a vest to put any wings on, does that mean i will not have a crash?
Means you better have skin like leather.
 
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