Donald Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 This pair of wings and a wheat sheaf badge came to me with an accumulation of British 1940-1960 era badges. The wings are 1 9/16" tall and the wheat sheaf is 1 1/8" tall. The wire attachments and design are not typically British so they may have another nationality. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience! http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2014/post-8249-0-22462000-1395344002.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2014/post-8249-0-72779800-1395344017.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I dont think they are British, the splints on the one on the left are similar to Belgian ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I agree that they're not British. Belgian sounds a reasonable possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The wings and A badge is defenetly Belgian and I would be most intrested if it would be available. The other insigna is one I have never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Here are some buttons, I got in today, that match the uniform with that insigna; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks to your suggestions, the silver wings have been identified as 1915 Belgian pilots wings. The metal wings have been turned to an upswept angle from the original horizontal by some previous owner or the pilot. My grandparents had bought the Daily Telegraph "King Albert's Book" for the Belgian Relief Fund and when the royal monogram is compared it is easy to see the similarity. The sheaf of wheat insignia remains a mystery but with continued research the identification should be solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Not a pilot wing , but a airforce insigna that goes on the cap. And as it is silver it it ment for NCO. The sheaf of wheat makes me think of Scandinavian country's..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans N Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The right one is a possible finnish one for the White Guards regiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 For the right badge, I'm thinking of Swedish Nazis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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