RNAS Mystery
 

hi all
i believe this is a dud. were there ever any good ones??
my question is, why does it have a tank/armoured car if it is naval and air service??
shouldnt we have a ship and a plane??
BC

It's supposed to be a Lanchester armoured car isn't it?

Luke

here is my RNAS.

for me is genuine 90 %

during WW1 "RNAS" are based in my town DUNKERQUE for protect the arbor of german airplane.

from a old french collectionner..

the armoured cars (for us .ROLLS ROYCE ) are adapted for this job with planes, but ZEPELIN fly to hight for them....a nice story here is about one armoured car who follow a zepelin until the hill at 40 kms of DUNKERQUE and with the gain of alltitude arrive to shot down the first zepelin...:)

reallity ? story ? i dont know !!!!

hi frenchy
your badge is many times better looking than mine. thanks for the reply. i enjoy reading your replies as you even write with a french accent
BC

Can't find the exact details at the mo', but the RNAS did have an armoured car component...

Dean

Right - just found it - nice synopsis in BT White's BRITISH TANK MARKINGS AND NAMES. Although it does not mention badges, the Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division was formed in 1914 to protect RNAS bases in Belgium and Northern France. In 1915 most of the RNAS armoured cars (along with several officers and ratings) were handed over to the Army, which reorganized them into Armoured Motor Batteries of the MGC. This led to the formation of the Heavy Branch, MGC, later (1917) named as the Tank Corps.

Dean

hi dean
thanks for the info. an interesting badge. wonder who made them?
BC