Women's Auxiliary Air Force Badge?
 

Calling all RAF/WAFF collectors....

Bought this one of Ebay expecting it to be a "Bog Standard" RAF Cap Badge.. Nice suprise when it turned up, it's a little beauty, Gilt finish and probably half the size of the regular pattern badge.. Measures 27 x 34 mm. At a guess I would say (would like it to be) a WAAF Officers Cap badge!! Can anyone confirm my suspicions? :confused:

Andy

(Images - Front and back and next to a regular Airmans Cap badge.)

It a collar worn in the 1930s


peter

Peter,

I've yet to see a picture of RAF wearing collar badges! :confused:

Andy

If it is would it be WAAF?

They were not formed until 1939.

collar badge
 

collar badge,i believe worn on airmans fulldress uniform which explains the gilt.
early 1930s
Bob

See MHS Bulletin May 1954- Metal Badges of the RAF 1918-1953 by Ernest J.Martin page 50

" The badge worn by all ranks below WO1 was introduced in 1919 and is identical to that by all ranks of the Royal Flying Corps - apart from the change of letters........This badge in reduced size was worn on the collars of the sergeants patrol jacket or mess dress introduced shortly before the last war "

P.B.