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Originally Posted by dragon166
Use of the eagle badges by the RNAS ceased after absorbtion into the RAF. The eagle became the shoulder badges of the new service, red on khaki for the khaki uniforms and light blue on black for blue uniforms. As the eagle was well established as a RAF badge the use of such an emblem on RN uniform of the 1930s FAA would have been frowned on by the Sea Lords. The shape of your badge has no meaning. It was very common for ratings to trim these badges. The Fleet Air Arm seems to have adopted the two bladed and four bladed airscrews as their Branch emblem for ratings. All other badges were standard RN issues.
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Many thanks for your comprehensive answer.