RARE ORIGINAL US WW2 USAAF FLIGHT SURGEON UNIFORM COAT SILK THREAD WINGS BADGE For Sale

Original WW2 wings for the USAAF uniform coat. Full size, measuring approximately 3” across. Machine embroidered of silk thread on an elastique backing. Unissued and no traces of sewing or use. Edge frays and the edge is not entirely even. There are a few nips in the border and glue spots on the reverse from an old album. 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 parcel with tracking).No international shipping. Buyer pays sales tax. 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 .
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