RCAF Silver wire pilot wings - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

seaeagle25 · #1 10-04-16, 12:19 PM

Hi there guys

I came across some silver wire pilot wings on ebay. Are they legit? Maybe their new dress wings?

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SAS1 · #2 10-04-16, 02:40 PM

They are certainly new modern manufacture. It's the 1947 pattern wing with Queens crown (so post 1953), but I'm not sure if it's still the pattern in use today. I thought they had gone back to half wings?

Bill A · #3 10-04-16, 02:48 PM

The RCAF has returned to this style of wing, but I am not sure that the new issue wings are metalic wire.
That vendor is noted for the after market insignia that he sells.

Vuhlkansu · #4 11-04-16, 04:31 PM

I shall have to keep an eye out to see what the fly boys on base are wearing for wings.

seaeagle25 · #5 11-04-16, 11:56 PM

Thanks, that would be interesting to see what they wear for formal dress. Used to be gold bullion wire wings - maybe silver wire now but I tend to agree that the wire wings that are pictured are a fantasy item, but who knows?