Well done on that picture John - there are not many of them out there.. that is for sure!
My understanding is that the Master test was introduced in Dec 1943, those achieving a pass of 90%+ were awarded the spitfire badge and £5 in recognition of their achievement (Something which never changed from Dec 1943 to the stand down of the corps in 1991) and they were of course issued in pairs - so you are correct that the image (and badge) predate this by 18 months or thereabouts.
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