1918 OBSERVERS WING

[mjw]

Enclosed a picture of my 'latest' find.

I let this go to a friend back in 1981 and it has resided in his collection since. Today it came back 'home'!

I 'believe' this insignia to have been produced for the first (and short lived) RAF Sky Blue tunic issued in 1918. It is woven in both gold and silver wire on dark blue/black melton with a canvas backing. I am fairly sure this is not an example of 'dress uniform' insignia – all examples of this type of brevet seen have been in gold thread.

I have read that this design with two colour wire was a short lived design soon replaced once again with the familiar woven cloth version – but I may be wrong!

Anyway I have enclosed it for those interested in such things.

Any comments. as always, will be most welcome.

Kind regards, Malcolm.