HALF WINGS, SOUTH AFRICAN AIRFORCE, RADIO OPERATOR, MARKONIS.
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Here we have the 'Half Wings' as worn as a Breast Badge by Radio Operators who had been trained on the Marconi Radio System. "Quartermaster's Comment":- There were quite a few designs/variants of this Badge, as you will see from a look in Colin Owen's Book.
General details
Country of Origin SOUTH AFRICA.
Regiment or Corps S.A.A.F.
Materials used in manufacture Cloth.
Period Worn From the 1970's.
Height About 55 mm.
Width About 80 mm.
Type of Fastening Sewn to Breast of Uniform.
Condition of Item MINT. Looks unused.
Any Publication References Such as Colin Owen Colin Owen has it as No. C 159. Dudley Wall notes it as No. 25 on Page 59.
Approximated Weight Just a few grams.
ID: 1750
R78.00
HALF WINGS, SOUTH AFRICAN AIRFORCE, RADIO OPERATOR, MARKONIS.
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