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30-07-11, 02:54 AM
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Ed, I'm not sure what you want to know, but WAG stands for Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, a role adopted by some aircrew members on bombers such as the Halifax and Lancaster which made up most, but not all, of the RCAF squadrons. This appears to be of WW2 vintage, but may have been carried over into the Fifties. David
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30-07-11, 11:21 AM
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David has provided the essentials. To add to this comment about the 50's, I have a CF tunic of a Major with the wing on it. He retired in 1980. When I acquired the uniforms, he told me that the base tailor shop had boxes of wings.
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30-07-11, 07:21 PM
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WAG brevet
Ed, check out this web site for other examples:
http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/canada/canadawag.shtml
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25-10-11, 11:41 PM
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Even after the introduction of the CF Green uniform, there were still personnel in the Cdn Forces (Regular & Reserve) who had earned WW2 and wore them on their CF Uniform ... and surprisingly, were authorized to do so. (Many with Cadet units).
I remember being at Clothing Stores the day all single-wings badges were to be discarded: the NCO doing so knew me (and that I was building my collection) so he asked me how many I wanted ... stupidly, I took 1 or each !!! If I had taken the full lot and put them in storage, I'm sure that at present prices being paid on Ebay - I'd probably get around two to three thousand dollars for them. * sob ! * Oh well !!!!
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