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Old 31-01-17, 08:18 AM
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Hello, I have located this lapel pin in a van seat and looking for help idetifying it? Not sure what the number means on the bottom if it's a service number or membership number? Looking for a little background about it and what was the entitlement to receiver it? Please help me.

For some reason I can't post a pic. I will do my best to explain. It's a brass type pin similar to a poppy shape. With Royal Air Force and a number in each pedal. Air is on top and the number below. In the middle is the alt force emblem. Something a red ename surrounding the emblem with a sum ray type effect in the ename. The Royal Air Force blue enamel and the number 83910 stamped.

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Old 31-01-17, 12:27 PM
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Hi devonfirth, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
(You may want to try and post an image now that the account is approved.)
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Old 02-02-17, 01:04 PM
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Is it the one on the left?
http://www.britairforce.com/imagepag...c_civilian.htm
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That is it for sure. Thank you very much!!! Do you know much about it?

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Old 06-02-17, 08:20 AM
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Not very much I'm afraid. There are four versions, as shown in the link and I have never seen very much information on them. They are designed for wear in civilian clothes to show that the wearer is gainfully employed by the RAF (as opposed to being a shirker as not in uniform). There is also a theory about them being issued for wear by men who had been accepted for service with the RAF but for whatever reason were not yet in uniform.
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