SCARCE ORIGINAL US WW2 USAAF SERVICE PILOT UNIFORM COAT SILK THREAD WINGS BADGE

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SCARCE ORIGINAL US WW2 USAAF SERVICE PILOT UNIFORM COAT SILK THREAD WINGS BADGE:
$24.95

Original WW2 wings for the USAAF uniform coat. Full size, measuring approximately 3” across, from wing tip to wing tip. (the backing material measures approximately 4 1/4” across overall. Machine embroidered of silk thread on an elastique backing. Untrimmed. Edge frays and the edge is not entirely even. Nice weave (hard to photograph). There is a hole in the backing material to the right of the wing — see the close up photo. You are buying the material pictured. According to Campbell\'s, \"Aviation Badges and Insignia of the US Army\", page 30, \"These were full size patterns for the uniform coats but most of this type were worn improperly on shirts when they were the outer garments. Uniform regulations prescribed only metal wing badges for shirts, to measure two inches, tip to tip. In actual practice, during World War II, when the shirt was the outer garment, some wore full size badges, some wore the silk thread embroidered full size badges, some wore the smaller silver wings, and many wore no wing badges at all, unless it was required.\" US shipping is $3.50 (1st Class mail with tracking). No international shipping. Buyer pays sales tax assessed and collected directly by . This is a hobby not a living, so I try to keep it fun, otherwise why do it. Thank you for trading with me on ._gsrx_vers_625 (GS 6.9.7 (625))