Badge, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: Armourer Trade Badge
DATE: 1943–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0019.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silk embroidered insignia on unidentified cloth.

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this badge was introduced by Air Force Routine Order No. 1608 on Aug. 13, 1943. The wearing of trade badges was discontinued on May 30, 1952 per Air Force Routine Order No. 375.
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 the sleeve of the uniform jacket to indicate that the werer was qualified as an Aircraft Armourer.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: N/A
Finish: White embroidered insignia on dark blue background.
Decoration: Insignia is a side view of a machine gun mounted on a tripod.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, uniform, between 1943–1945, Artifact no. 2010.0019, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2010.0019.001/

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