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Royal Air Force Pilot Wings. Art Print
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About This Work
Art Print of original painting by Laurence Kirwan
Top: WW2 Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Navigator/Radio Operator cloth wing brevet featuring an embroidered King’s Crown and a red lightning bolt over a globe. Embroidered white wings flanking a central globe enclosed by a wreath, surmounted by a crown and bisected by a red lightning bolt. Worn as an aircrew qualification badge on RCAF service uniforms
Middle: WW2 British RAF pilot's qualification wing (brevet) King's Crown above the central "RAF" monogram surrounded by a brown/red laurel wreath. Machine-embroidered on a dark wool or felt backing, designed to be worn on the service dress uniform.
Bottom: WW2 British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot's cloth brevet/wing badge featuring the classic intertwined "RAF" monogram surrounded by a laurel wreath and topped with a King's Crown. Typically worn on the uniform breast of military aviators during the WW2 era or the interwar period. Detailed gold wire wings flanking a wreathed monogram beneath a King's crown with red velvet and colored thread accents. Hand-embroidered metallic bullion wire and silk threads on a dark blue/grey wool backing with padding.