Your thoughts on SAS wing

[Phill Lockett]

Hi Team

I have had this SAS wing as a 50s/60s era issued and worn ,however I came across the same wing in BODD pg 659 #3097 "...5000 as order placed August 1944....."

The only differance,I can see is the one in BODD has a straight edge and my one has a hoop/moth wing appearance however the embroidery looks the same.

My question is could the one I have been a late 44 pattern but reused in the 50s or was it produced 1950s and won in the 50s-60s?

cheers

Phill

[JerryBB]

I believe it is as you thought post war, with the moth wing shape.

[Phill Lockett]

Thanks Jerry

Hope you are doing fine mate.

Yeah but the image in BODD is so close, if I nip the top off it would be the WWII variant.

Ironically I have used BODD for everything else except looking at SAS cloth and was searching out 27th Armd Bde to see if there was a printed variant 27th, when I came across the image.

Would love to show BODD but that might cause an issue(?)

cheers mate

Phill

[JerryBB]

Phil, I am ok, thanks for asking.

Here are my dated early post war wings, two types, 1948-1956

I do agree though that 3097 in bobd does look as nearly the same as both yours and my lower badge

[mike_vee]

Similar badge on National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) site but no details of dates.

https://airandspace.si.edu/collectio...m_A19730503000

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[JerryBB]

here is my other drooping wing type, later I think

[Phill Lockett]

Thanks for the images Jerry

I guess I was thinking out loud with that style of wing in BODD and 5000 being made could have been used post war.

cheers guys

Phill