24th Apr, 2018 10:00

The Professor Charles Thomas Collection

 
Lot 437
 

437

Royal Naval Air Service and early Royal Air Force insignia and buttons

Royal Naval Air Service and early Royal Air Force insignia and buttons, 1914 - 1918. RNAS embroidered and metal officers' cap badges; flying badges - jacket and greatcoat types - for Pilots and Observers; Air Branch officers jacket and greatcoat badges; Anti-Aircraft Corps embroidered arm badge and metal shoulder-strap badge; Squadron Commander's greatcoat shoulder-boards; Ratings Branch of Service eagle (red); Engine Mechanics Trade badge (gold wire). With R.N.A.S. red-on-blue shoulder-title for wear on khaki clothing (France and Belgium). With RAF senior NCO's cap badge (gold wire) and Airman's cap badge (red embroidered). (1 frame, 35 items)

Sold for £1,300


 
Royal Naval Air Service and early Royal Air Force insignia and buttons, 1914 - 1918. RNAS embroidered and metal officers' cap badges; flying badges - jacket and greatcoat types - for Pilots and Observers; Air Branch officers jacket and greatcoat badges; Anti-Aircraft Corps embroidered arm badge and metal shoulder-strap badge; Squadron Commander's greatcoat shoulder-boards; Ratings Branch of Service eagle (red); Engine Mechanics Trade badge (gold wire). With R.N.A.S. red-on-blue shoulder-title for wear on khaki clothing (France and Belgium). With RAF senior NCO's cap badge (gold wire) and Airman's cap badge (red embroidered). (1 frame, 35 items)