WW2 Canadian Helmet dated 1942 with unknown flash - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

rubicon · #1 27-09-13, 12:29 PM

Hello,

Does somebody can help me to identify the flash blue-white-red on this MKII Canadian helmet please? It is a small transfert which size 14mm by 11mm.
J-F

peter monahan · #2 27-09-13, 02:05 PM

JF

That's a really sloppy paint job and the flash looks brand spanking new to my untutored eye. Might it be a modern re-paint with a modern [military or not] decal?

Mike Jackson · #3 27-09-13, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by peter monahan

JF

That's a really sloppy paint job and the flash looks brand spanking new to my untutored eye. Might it be a modern re-paint with a modern [military or not] decal?

Could even be a decal (applied inverted) from a 1/48th scale (or larger) construction kit of a WW2 RAF aircraft - the post 1942 tail fin marking was approximately as per that decal.

rubicon · #4 29-09-13, 07:46 PM

Hello Peter and Mike,
Thanks for your comments, the peint is old but not the original factory peint.
I agree with you about the decal could be a RAF tail badge from a RAF plane kit... J-F