RAF 'AD' Flying Badge

[pontecagnano]

Has anyone come across one of these before please?

The badge doesn't look like it was manufactured recently.

Suggestions have been:

Air Despatch (But that is an Army thing)
Air Defence (A ground trade and this is a flying badge)
Air Delivery Section JADTEU (Not RAF personnel)

Other possibilities are:

1) A fantasy item (never seen another one though unless someone else has one)
2) A manufacturing error.
3) An unadopted prototype.
4) Not British or Commonwealth.

Any suggestions welcome!

Regards,

Graham

[Alex Rice]

Could it be from one of the Commonwealth AF's rather than RAF?

[billy]

Air Dispatch looks like for Mess Dress, the RCT (Royal Corps of Transport) Uniform was black? Ken ought to come along shortly and will know instantly! But looks genuine!

[cga00]

I'm pretty sure the Air Dispatch badge has 2 wings, and this one does look like its on RAF blue/grey backing.
Regards, Craig

[Unknownsoldier]

Originally Posted by cga00

I'm pretty sure the Air Dispatch badge has 2 wings, and this one does look like its on RAF blue/grey backing.
Regards, Craig

Authorised one does; but there were a number of wings made up with random letters in the wreaths for UK and CW forces by tailors.

[David Tremain]

The Army Air Despatcher brevet has two wings. I don't think there's ever been an RAF version. The Loadies all wear/wore LM for Loadmaster or QM for Air Quartermaster. That may even have been discontinued now with the standard RAF half wing for anyone who isn't a pilot.

It does look like a mess dress, though. Perhaps it is for a Commonwealth country.

Where is Ken when you need him?

David

[Nichollg]

Fantasy brevet if you ask me,
Definiately not Air Dispatch and not from one of the Commonwealth Air Forces