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Old 08-08-16, 11:27 AM
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Default Airborne Pegasus,from the IWM,

The following patches are those kept in the IWM archives.....I did post them for you to decide if they are real/genuine/originals......
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The image represents Bellerophon riding Pegasus. It was designed by Edward Seago, the landscape artist, and had been suggested for use by Daphne du Maurier, the wife of Major-General F. A. M. 'Boy' Browning, Commander of 1st Airborne Division.

© IWM (INS 5148) Height 74 mm, Width 67 mm
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...2347/large.jpg
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...d%2520insignia

© IWM (INS 5154)
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...2349/large.jpg
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...d%2520insignia


© IWM (INS 5157)
Height 69 mm, Width 77 mm
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...2351/large.jpg
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...d%2520insignia


© IWM (INS 5158)
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...2353/large.jpg
No photo of the back for this one.


© IWM (INS 7208)
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...2781/large.jpg
No photo of the back for this one.
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