RAF Patch Wings Pilot Royal Air Force Kings Crown Flat

RAF Patch Pilot Wings Royal Air Force Kings Crown 1940 Uniform Badge Flat Embroidrered on wool 115mm by 47mm four and one half inches by one and seven eighth inches.

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History

The original Royal Flying Corps RFC Pilot’s brevet or Pilot’s Wings was designed by senior officers General Sir Frederick Sykes and General Sir David Henderson.

It consisted of the wings of a swift in white silk embroidery with the monogram of RFC encircled by a laurel wreath of brown silk. The monogram was surmounted by the Royal crown.

The Wings were given Royal approval by King George V in February 1913 under Army Order 40/13.

The Wings became the symbol of qualification worn by trained pilots. The design of the flying badge was the first of its kind in the world. It has been
used as the basis of pilot’s badges for the air forces of many countries.

When the Royal Air Force RAF was formed in 1918 the design was changed slightly. The wing shape took the form of an eagle and the monogram became RAF.

The wings continue to be worn by pilots of the RAF and from 1952 they incorporate the Queen’s crown to reflect the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

This wing patch dates from 1940