FANY badge? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

David Tremain · #1 29-08-23, 03:34 PM

This badge was posted on another forum. The person posting thinks it's FANY wings, as far as I know they wore the conventional cloth variety. I've seen pictures of current FANYs wearing French para wings.

Alan O · #2 29-08-23, 03:37 PM

I have seen FANY with UK cloth or metal French wings. Never seen your one in use.

Alan O · #3 29-08-23, 03:38 PM

Could it be a mufti badge?

David Tremain · #4 29-08-23, 03:41 PM

Alan, I've never seen one of these before either.
David

David Tremain · #5 29-08-23, 03:42 PM

One of these is shown here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...ing-3046268693

Hawthorn · #6 29-08-23, 03:43 PM

The Auction site WorthPoint has a similar wings badge described as 'NFA' wings which appear to be of better quality than those shown. Unfortunately they give no further description of Unit or use.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...ing-3046268693

Simon.

Hawthorn · #7 29-08-23, 03:44 PM

David

Posted at the same time, apologies.

Simon.

JerryBB · #8 29-08-23, 03:46 PM

N???? Flying Association? something or other flying association?

Skippy · #9 29-08-23, 03:49 PM

It’s this not NFA = National Flight Academy?

FANY was a cover for female SOE agents, so they would have worn the parachute qualification badge of which ever parachute course they completed, usually British to receive the cloth wings as you say. But some SOE agents of various nationalities completed the Polish run parachute course in the UK, so were awarded the Polish metal eagle parachute qualification badge.

Mind you, given they were trying to mask their SOE profile with FANY uniforms, would they have even worn parachute qualification badges and then made themselves overt in doing so? Unless it was late war and they were part of SAARF or the such.

Cheers……John