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    Army Pilot Badge Evolution


    JapanX

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    Very interesting point of view was expressed recently regarding badge in posts #161-164 and #175-178.

    It is fake because a) rays penetrate the feather array at the top and b) the star is brazed onto the badge, not riveted.

    Let`s discuss this ;)

    These are the places we are currently interested

    "Normal" rays

    "Nomal" riveted star

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    Insciption reads (thanks Chris for your generous help with translation! :beer:)

    大刀洗陸軍飛行学校 

    School for military pilots at Tachiarai Fukuoka Prefecture

    Left side:

    Kanji:第一期特別幹部候補生

    1st inaugural class for officer candidates

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    Reverse inscription is hard to read, but it`s obvious that this badge has engraved (!!!) insciption and riverted star (!!!).

    Two kanji on the lefy look like name "Ikeda" (thanks Chris! :cheers:)

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    Now let`s return to this couple of badges from posts # 161-164.

    Both badges appeared on the YJ this summer.

    First badge was sold on YJ on June 19

    Then on August 18 it appeared together with second badge (without pin) on other YJ auction

    where only badge without pin was sold.

    October 7 this badge without pin was sold on eBay.

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