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Old 02-07-18, 04:06 PM
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Default OBSERVER WING.

Hello All,
This half wing puzzles me little.
British ? Canadian made ?
Thoughts welcome.
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Old 03-07-18, 02:04 PM
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Salut, Dominique,
It looks like it could be Canadian made, but I'll have to see if any of my reference books confirm that. I have one similar, and have seen one on a WW2 RCAF tunic recently.
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Old 03-07-18, 02:54 PM
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I really don't think it's Canadian. Looks more British manufacture to me, with that more coarse thread
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Old 03-07-18, 05:44 PM
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Old 03-07-18, 11:04 PM
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Well, for what it's worth, Warren Carroll's book "Wings. Canada and Great Britain 1913-1945" shows two Canadian-made Observer wings that look exactly like yours. But since RCAF Mike is the self-proclaimed 'expert' on such things he obviously knows better than the real experts. I don't know why I bother!
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Sorry, I just offered an opinion. Never said I was right
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I am with Mike. Looks British made with that style of thread and the brown paper backing. I have seen plenty of Brit made wings on RCAF tunics and Canadian made wings on RAF tunics.
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Old 06-07-18, 06:35 AM
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Another lesson taught.
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Old 06-07-18, 06:16 PM
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That is very interesting, were the RCAF tunics you mention, actually made in Canada?

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I am with Mike. Looks British made with that style of thread and the brown paper backing. I have seen plenty of Brit made wings on RCAF tunics and Canadian made wings on RAF tunics.
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