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Dominique 11-07-21 11:57 AM

Padded navigator wing on lapel pin. Part II.
 
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From what I have recently learned, an original WW2 period wing... Am I correct ?
Thank you,

Frank Kelley 11-07-21 03:21 PM

Certainly better than the last badge!


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Originally Posted by Dominique (Post 554292)
From what I have recently learned, an original WW2 period wing... Am I correct ?
Thank you,


Padre 11-07-21 05:26 PM

Unfortunately, unless you have provenance it is impossible to say.

The navigator wing was authorised from 17th September 1942, and is still used by those qualified, although it began to be phased out from 2003. The construction of yours suggests any date from 1942 into the mid or late 1960s. As you probably know, the metal plate and pin to the rear indicates it was used somewhere like the middle or far east, making it easier to remove from the uniform for washing.

Dominique 12-07-21 09:40 AM

Thank you for taking the time to educate an ignorant stranger.
Regards,

Frank Kelley 12-07-21 10:22 AM

A good badge, you are certainly in the ball park with that example, before that, you were a long way off.


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Originally Posted by Dominique (Post 554352)
Thank you for taking the time to educate an ignorant stranger.
Regards,



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