Badge, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: Left Collar Rank
DATE: 1940–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0022.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Luftwaffe
LOCATION: Germany

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Collar Patch
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unidentified cloth - possibly wool; steel staples.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.1 cm
Width: 7.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); likely acquired by Mr. McBride in 1945.
Canada: Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave.
Function: Worn on open collar of service dress & full dress uniform; indicated rank of wearer in conjunction with shoulder straps; acquired as souvenir by Mr. McBride.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver wings on yellow patch; silver braid on grey lapel fragment.
Decoration: Insignia consisting of four wings; decorative braid around edge of lapel.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, uniform, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 2010.0022, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0022.001/

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