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17-08-17, 11:22 AM
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Radio Operator half wing
Hi,
I would welcome any opinions on the radio operator half wing, it appears to be genuine but I am a bit worried about the lettering, which seems a bit off. Regards, Albert.
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17-08-17, 12:31 PM
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It is an original example of the "Observer Radio" brevet, so called, after July 1941, very nice.
Last edited by Frank Kelley; 17-08-17 at 12:36 PM.
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17-08-17, 07:43 PM
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Hi Frank,
Thanks for the thumbs up, much appreciated. Am I correct in understanding that this batch was short lived, instated in 1941 and replaced by the Navigator half wing in 1942 ? regards, Albert.
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18-08-17, 12:52 PM
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18-08-17, 01:11 PM
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Jon,
Thanks for the link. From this thread I take it that the badge was not replaced by the Navigator wing in 1942 and was still worn at least in 1943. Regards, Albert
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18-08-17, 02:44 PM
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I would think that any who qualified for the original badge would have kept it and only the newly-qualified would have worn the new pattern.
Jon
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#7
19-08-17, 03:12 PM
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Hello Albert,
I tend to be very circumspect with this sort of thing, I'd much rather go with evidence that came first hand, from those who were actually there, as opposed to those who were not, you will often hear the various stories, that the brevet is rare, it was not popular and was short lived and so forth, but, I certainly do not think that was universal, nor do I think the brevets are remotely scarce, a great many were both made and worn, during the war and afterwards, both on SD and MD. Notwithstanding, I do like your example and they are not something that turns up every day, I would be very pleased with that if I were you. Regards Frank Quote:
Last edited by Frank Kelley; 21-08-17 at 07:13 PM.
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23-08-17, 07:17 AM
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Hello Albert,
To be quite honest, it is not a badge that I have ever felt the need to rush out and buy, but, why the interest, did you want an example because it is just part of the set of aircrew brevet, or, is it more to do with what the men who wore them were actually doing, the early airborne interception and so forth? Regards Frank Quote:
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