Fritz Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Some original RFC - Royal Flying Corps items: (transferred from previous section) 2 other ranks' cap badges, one well worn, the other still with all detail A pair of shoulder flashes, white on black RNAS Air Mechanic's Ordnance Section Other Ratings... but for dress uniform and not working dress. A pilots wings, beige embroidery on khaki cloth Three contemporary postcards Leefe Robinson shot down Zeppelin LZ 11 over Cuffley, Potters Bar, Herts. on 3rd September 1916, here depicted A portrait of an unknown RFC man A group photo of RFC men, handwritten in pencil, very faint, hardly legible short message dated 22/6/18 The RFC, still wearing the khaki uniforms of a special cut, were redisignated Royal Air Force on 1st April 1918. Further item: Wing for Observer, Royal Flying Corps. Unused, early quality unpadded, to the rear light brown weave. The observer wing was worn till about 1940/41 Notes by Leon21: Two bladed propeller indicates a Leading Aircraftsman / 1st class mechanic After further research , It is referred to as a twin bladed airscrew over the letter O which is the trade patch of a Naval Petty Officer Air Mechanic,the letter O is for Ordnance. A highly skilled Petty Officer would have been through technical courses in gunnery and torpedo schools, it is most likely Air Fleet Arm formed in 1924 which became a separate branch from the R.A.F and controlled by the Navy. *RNAS Air Mechanic's Ordnance Section Other Ratings... but for dress uniform and not the working dress. Information kindly sent by J.Stevenson, France 4 Quote
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