FLYING BADGES

Hello Denis,

Thank you for the intresting reply. I have a small collection relating mainly to Bomber Command. I include anything that would have been worn on the uniform. As a better specimen comes along I replace the existing example. I therefore have a number of items always available for trade! I also collect aerial propaganda leaflets dropped by BC during WW2 and am particulary intersted in those dropped in the early part of the conflict.

Kind regards – Malcolm.

Just a modest collection of RAF aircrew Brevets and badges here Malcolm. Thats as far as my interest goes, never got in to the vast amounts of USAAF paraphanalia as I cannot work out the genuine from the restrikes and copies. Same as Luftwaffe items, I cannot tell the good from the bad. I think so many repros are in the pipeline from years ago, that they actually get sold time and time again as originals.

With RAF badges it semms a little easier, although I have been caught twice with buying repro items from evilbay. But even in those cases I got my money back. Just had a bid fight with a Canadian collector for an original air gunners brevet last night.
I Recommend a book by Warren Carroll called ‘Eagles Recalled’ if you are an avid collector of RAF and Commonwealth flying badges ect. Expensive, but very useful, especially if you do not want to get caught out again buying a repro or restrike!