Luftwaffe Air Gunner / Flight Engineer qualification badge by Assman.

 

Luftwaffe aircrew qualification badge for an Air Gunner or Flight Engineer (without the lightning bolts featured on the Radio Operator's similar badge). A well struck example which does not appear to have been "cut down" from the Radio Operator's badge. Clear Assman "A" to back of badge. Good pin and catch. Wear to highlights but retains most of blackened finish to eagle. A good looking badge.
 

$750 / £545 / €635

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Early post war RAF pilot wing brevet ("Queen's" Crown).

 

Beautifully maid and quite heavily padded example of a RAF pilot wing brevet from the early 1950s, with a "Queen's" Crown but otherwise identical to WWII patterns, with cream silk embroidered wings, crown and cipher, and russet silk wreath. An excellent example, never sewn on. 

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$40 / £30 / €34

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WWII RAF corporals stripes on shoulder slides, locally/rigger made.

 

Matching pair of locally/rigger made shoulder rank slides for a RAF corporal. These have been carefully made by cutting down 2 sets of corporal stripes and sewing them to a khaki canvas backing. Very good example of wartime improvisation.

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$50 / £36 / €43

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RAF Flight Observer brevet / half-wing.

 

Superb RAF Observer brevet/half-wing which was really replaced by the Navigator brevet circa 1942 but still remained popular with those who had qualified as Observers earlier. This is a lovely, early example in cream coloured silk on dark blue wool, heavily padded with a tan linen backing fabric. 

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$145 / £105 / €125

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Luftwaffe Transport Sergeant patch.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for a Luftwaffe transport Sergeant. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Radioman patch.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for a Luftwaffe Radio Technician. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Aerial Bomb Ordnance patch.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for a Luftwaffe Bomb Ordnance technician. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Air Raid Warning personnel patch.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for Luftwaffe Air Raid Warning personnel. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Aircraft Equipment Administrator.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for Luftwaffe Aircraft Equipment Administrator. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Pyrotechnician.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for Luftwaffe Pyrotechnician. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Automotive Equipment Administrator.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 2.25" (5.5cm) diameter patch for Luftwaffe Automotive Equipment Administrator. 

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Luftwaffe Technical Aviation Personnel patch.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background with black paper backing. 3.75" (9.5cm) diameter patch for Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Technical Aviation Personnel. 

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$35 / £25 / €30

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Luftwaffe Rangefinder patch.

 

From an old collection of unissued, mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO uniform trade patches. Light grey embroidered on blue grey wool background. 4" (10cm) diameter patch for Luftwaffe Rangefinder Personnel. 

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$35 / £25 / €30

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Superb WWI French "FIX" eagle "wings" badge.

 

Full sized gold badge, 2.75" (7cm) across, featuring an eagle in flight.  History tells us that a high ranking Royal Navy officer purchased one of the badges for his wife and liked it so much that he insisted it be adopted as the flying badge for the RNAS - and later of course it became the cuff and shoulder badge for the RAF.  Unofficially they do appear to have been worn as wings by the RNAS. It has no markings except the name "FIX" (the Paris jeweller who supplied the badges). It is absolutely exquisite in its detail. A beautiful, if unofficial, highly sought after Great War flying badge.

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$275 / £195 / €228

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WWII RAF "Sweetheart" brooch: silver pilot wing suspended from a bar.

 

Beautiful example of a RAF "sweetheart" brooch, given by a pilot to his wife, girlfriend or mother. Small, measuring just 1.25" (32mm) across, it is made of silver (both the wing and bar are marked "silver." The enamel is present but slightly discoloured and worn from polishing - obvioulsy a treasured piece. 

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$30 / £20 / €25

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RAF officer's cap badge, 1920s, middle eastern made.

 

Beautiful early RAF officer's cap badge, circa 1920 and shows characteristics of being middle eastern made. Nice heavy bullion embroidery with velvet inlaid in the crown, gilt eagle and fine woven wool background, padded with stiff card and a cotton backing. A lovely badge which was sewn on and has clearly seen a great deal of service, the velvet faded and the wool backing showing wear but no damage.

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$95 / £70 / €80

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RARE South African Air Force miniature/sweetheart pilot wing.

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Exquisitely made early/unofficial version of the South African Air Force pilot wing in gilt with enamel details, fine feathering and a pin back. Measures 2.375" (6cm). Features the RAF style cipher with letters SAAF instead of the official crested quadrant adopted on SAAF wings.

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$75 / £55 / €65  

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German War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords.

 

The  War Merit Cross was a civilian award for courage on the home front by non-military personnel – a sort of Iron Cross for civilians. Like the Iron Cross, there were two classes: First Class and Second Class, with this being the Second Class (suspended from a ring by a red, white and black ribbon; First Class awards were heavier and pin-back). The award with swords was the highest level of the Second Class variant. Made from zinc with a bronze wash, this example is in good condition, though it lacks its ribbon. 

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$55 / £40 / €48    

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WWI US Air Service winged propellors, matching pair.

 

Lovely matching pair of US Army Air Service winged propellors, WWI era,. Bronze wings with silver propellors, 43mm across with great detail. Pinback. 

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$95 / £70 / €80 

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US Army Air Service collar devices with flags and winged globes. British made.

 

Excellent matching pair of US Army Air Service collar devices with crossed signal corps flags over flaming torch in bronze and silver winged globes. Lovely early design with crisp detail. British made and maker marked J. Gaunt & Son.

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$120 / £88 / €100  

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RAF wartime enameled sweetheart brooch featuring an observer brevet.

 

Lovely pinback "sweetheart" brooch  which would have been given to the wife, girlfriend or mother of someone who flew as an aircrew flight observer. 43mm at its longest point, with beautiful blue and white cloisonne on a gilt badge. 

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$42 / £30 / €35 

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Luftwaffe other ranks cap badges/set.

 

Comprising eagle cap device plus wreath, cockade and wings in stamped aluminium. All but one of the prongs has broke off or been removed but no other damage and they display nicely.

 

$40 / £30 / €35 

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Exceptionally nice English made AAF aircrew wing.

 

Full size (3.25") aircrew wing of typical English manufacture. No maker mark and as usual not sterling silver, but very highly detailed. Nicely die-struck  with fine feathering and crisp US seal, with typical English style pinback. Lovely wing.

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$95 / £68 / €80

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AAF "sweetheart" pilot wing in sterling.

 

Lovely miniature US AAF pilot wing, with pin-back. 1.5" (4cm). Lovely detail. NS Meyer hallmark and appears sterling but not marked as such.

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$20 / £15 / €17

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AAF miniature "sweetheart" navigator wing.

 

Lovely miniature US AAF navigator wing, with pin-back. 1.5" (4cm). Lovely detail, sterling marked.

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$20 / £15 / €17

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AAF miniaure "sweetheart" bomb aimer wing.

 

Lovely miniature US AAF bomb aimer wing, with pin-back. 1.5" (4cm). Lovely detail, sterling marked.

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$20 / £15 / €17

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USN miniature pilot wing for sidecap (or "sweetheart").

 

Lovely miniature USN pilot wing, with pin-back. 1.5" (4cm). Lovely detail, sterling +1/20 Gold Filled marked. Worn on sidecap but also presented to sweethearts.

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$25 / £18 / €20

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Early post-war RAAF pilot wing badge.

 

Superb burnished metal RAAF pilot badge, post-1952 with Queen's Crown and pin back. No markings. 3.25" (8.5cm). 

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$48 / £35 / €40  

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Early post-war Australian Army pilot wing badge in sterling silver by Lega.

 

Suoerb post-1952 Australian Army pilot dress wing in sterling silver. Queen's Crown and clutch back. Maker marked LEGA STG.SIL. 3.5" (9cm). Similar style to the RAAF pilot badge above. Beautiful badge.

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$65 / £48 / €55  

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RAAF officer's side cap badge.

 

WWII era Royal Australian Air Force officer's side cap badge comprising eagle and King's crown on one-piece metal backing plate with screw-back. Blackened bronze finish to eagle and crown. 1.75" (4cm). 

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$35 / £25 / €30 

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WWI medal ribbons on pinback bar.

 

From the same source as the above RFC pilot wing, but these are the genuine article. "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" as these medals were affectionately named.

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$35 / £25 / €30 

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LW matched pair of slip-on shoulder straps for Oberfeldwebel, flying or paratrooper division.

 

Excellent matched pair of shoulder straps / boards for the rank of Oberfeldwebel for flight or paratrooper division of the Luftwaffe (yellow waffenfarbe). Very good condition with no damage or mothing. 

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$185 / £140 / €155 

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RAF shoulder eagles for other ranks Khaki Drill tropical uniform, uncut.

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Scarce, beautifully made matched pair of early shoulder eagles for the khaki drill / tropical uniform worn by other ranks. Red and black silk on a fine melton wool background - never been separated.

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RAF shoulder eagles for other ranks Service Dress uniform.

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Beautifully made matched pair of RAF shoulder eagles for the khaki drill / tropical uniform worn by other ranks. Light blue and black silk embroidered on fine blue wool background.

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$25 / £19 / €22  email to secure this item

Late War Luftwaffe ground assault badge.

 

Very late war Luftwaffe ground assault badge. Zinc, one-piece construction and typical low quality late war, though the details are fairly clean, in spite of the usual surface deterioration and wear.  Some evidence of silvering to the surface but not a brilliant example.

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$125 / £90 / €105

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Early WWII Army Air Corps pinwheel patch, 2-piece blue on orange felt.

 

Early, pre-war pinwheel design patch for the US Army Air Corps worn from 1937 to 1942. Lovely, unused early example in perfect condition, two-piece felt on felt. 2.75" diameter.

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RARE WWI - 1920s US Navy officer's side cap badge with right-facing eagle.

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Very rare pre-WWII US Navy officer's side cap badge with right facing eagle. The eagle on the cap badge was changed to left facing (as viewed) in 1941 and has remained that way ever since. 

 

$85 / £65 / €72  email to secure this item

Scarce First Anti-Aircraft Division shoulder patch / Formation Sign.

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Highly important to Britain's defence during the Battle of Britain were the Anti-Aircraft Divisions which had the try and distinguish which were the German bombers and which were the RAF fighters, so as to shoot at the right ones (not always successful!). This is an early example on grey wool showing a twin-engined, twin-tailed bomber (based no doubt on a Dornier 17) being pierced with a red sword. Not a common patch to find.

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RARE WWI US Navy pilot wing.

 

Beautiful WWI era US Navy aviator's wing on a black velvet backing. Fine feathering detail on the wings typical of the period. Velvet wrapped around cardboard shows some wear commensurate with age. Carefully unpinning the wing and taking it off the backing reveals no markings whatsoever, but it appears to be gold or at least plated. Just a lovely wing.

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$275 / £220 / €240   email to secure this item

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WWII Air Training Corps lapel badge

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Beautifully made gilt and blue enamel lapel badge measuring just 1" x 0.75" across with a buttonhole fitting on the back. The ATC was formed as a branch of the RAF in 1939 to prepare Air Cadets for a future career in the RAF, and many WWII pilots, aircrew and ground crew began as 13-17 year olds in this organization. The Air Training Corps remains strong today and is still the only youth organization that is a direct branch of its parent military service. A lovely badge from the earliest days of the organization showing wear but no damage.

 

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WWII RAFVR lapel badge

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Beautifully made gilt and enamel lapel badge measuring just 0.75" x 0.5" across with a buttonhole fitting on the back.  The RAF Volunteer Reserve was  a valuable resource of pilots and aircrew in WWII, most of whom learned to fly at their own expense prior to the war and were the first to be called up when hostilities broke out. This small badge may  have been worn on civilian clothes or given as a gift to loved ones to show their support. A lovely badge from the earliest days of the organization showing wear but no damage.

 

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WWII era enamelled Air Cadet lapel pin.

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7/8" diameter Air Training Corps lapel pin, gilt with sky blue enamel inlay. I presume this was issued to a civilian instructor, since Air Cadets usually wore a silver metal lapel pin when not in uniform. Lovely badge with great detail and "horseshoe shaped button back for fitting into a button hole. Only ever seen a handful of these so quite scarce. The Air Training Corps was founded in 1940 with the specific intent of recruiting youth into the RAF by providing basic training in aeronautics, drill, etc. to boys aged 14 and up. The ATC remains the only cadet force/youth organization in the UK that is officially part of a military branch and is wholly sponsored and maintained by the RAF .

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WWII Royal Navy Petty Officer's cap badge.

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Lovely example of a Royal Navy Petty Officer's cap badge as worn on the everyday service dress uniform; red silk embroidered on a wool background with a stiffener and an oilcloth backing. Excellent condition. Badge was the same for all branches of the Royal Navy, so would be worn by Fleet Air Arm, submarine crews and everyone in between.

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WWII CBI tie clip in sterling silver.

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Not sure if this is a souvenir piece or a later reunion item, but it's old based on the stye and the fact it's made of solid silver with an enameled CBI shield. Lovely item, heavy with a solid spring. 1.75" long.

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WWII RCAF other ranks cap badge.

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Lovely original RCAF cap badge has been lovingly polished to make it gleam and remove all the details from the surface, as was the style airmen strove for.

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Sample set of 3 RCAF uniform buttons.

 

Lovely set of unused RCAF uniform buttons, one in each of the sizes made (large for tunic, medium for pocket and small for cap). Attached to a piece of cardboard and bound at the back with wire. Perhaps a salesman's sample or collected during the war, but crisp as the day they were made (if somewhat dull and tarnished - I have left them as is, it's up to the new owner to polish if desired). Can't tell the maker without removing from card which i do not want to do.

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Lovely WWII AAF pilot wing.

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Standard issue type pilot wing, with no markings to rear, clutch back style. It looks like sterling with tarnish and patina but not marked as such. Nice, honest full-size 3" wing.

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£43 / $45 / €48  

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Set of 2 Distinctive Insignia for the Army Air Corps Advanced Flying Training School. 

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Lovely matching pair of enameled DIs, pin back and maker marked NS Meyer bearing the famous UT VIRI VOLENT scroll under the flaming torch. Excellent condition.

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$25 / £20 / €23 

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WWII RAF brass Flight Sergeant's crowns.

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Full size brass King's Crown badges, worn above the 3 chevrons on each arm to denote the rank of Flight Sergeant. Quite a hard to find item these days. Small quantity available. Some make reasonable matching pairs and I will try to match them as best I can if you want a pair, but offered singly.

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WWII AAF sweetheart brooch for the girlfriend of a captain.

 

Beautifully made silver sweetheart brooch in silver (though not marked) comprises a tiny winged prop badge joined together with a chain to a miniature set of captain's bars - both with separate pins. A unique style I have not seen before.

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£18 / $25 / €20  email for more information

 

WWII USN officer's full-size visor cap badge.

 

Beautifully made full-size USN visor cap badge, s-piece construction with screw back. Maker marked Amcraft and 1/20 10K gold. Superb patina.

 

£28 / $35 / €30  email to secure this item

WWII USN officer's overseas cap badge

 

Beautifully made small size clutch back  badge for the overseas cap. Marked W-22-N

 

£8 / $10 / €9   email to secure this item

WWII USN ratings sleeve  badges (x3)

 

Please see pictures. All are WWII and came from a veteran's estate.

 

1. On blue wool still in cellophane wrapping dated 1945

£16 / $15 / €17  email to secure this item

 

 

2. On white cotton unused dated 1945

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3. Air Electronics tech. On blue wool unused (larger)

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Early RAF identity disk "dog" tag.

 

Pressed fibreboard disk incised with the name J.B. Richardson, his serial number 155087 and his religion C.E. (Church of England). The reverse is marked "RAF."

Not a scarce item but a nice perosnal display.

 

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Various WWII RAF rank / trade insignia.

 

All WWII period except where noted.

 

Warrant Officer cuff badge (QC - early 1950s)

£7.85 / $10 / €8.95

 

Leading Aircraftsman (2-bladed prop) 3 different

each £3.95 / $5 / €4.90

 

Senior Aircraftsman (3-bladed prop) 2 different

each £3.95 / $5 / €4.90

 

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