Badge [Pilots Badge]

Object detail

Accession number

2006.357

Description

Black woollen Pilots badge. Front: design of Queens Crown placed above wreath (which would have originally had an image of an anchor and entwined rope within), and wings spreading horizontally either side of wreath (wings made from wire). Crown made from small amount of coloured thread (red, blue, green jewels) and padding. Reverse: badge lined with cotton fabric.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Wool
Processed Material/Textile/Cotton
Processed Material/Metal

Collection

Fleet Air Arm Collection
Textiles Collection

Credit Line

Badge [Pilots Badge], 2006.357. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Insignia Badge, Insignia Badge, Military Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Status Symbols

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

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