The men in the photograph shown in the original post are very clearly members of the RAF and not the RFC, are you suggesting that the RAF was not created by the merger of RNAS and RFC? Of course not, what makes you think that?
A man need not have served in the RE, RFC or RNAS prior to joining the RAF to wear those chevrons. I did not suggest that, surely?
Members of the RNAS, who were so entitled, did wear chevrons below any Rating and Qualification badge they were entitled to as shown in AdWO in ADM182. As I do not have access to the reference, could you scan or precis it please? Am I correct in believing that these are RN badges under the Admiralty rules?
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