Royal New Zealand Air Force - Pilot

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12.5 cm


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Randy Scorby Collection

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4 1/4"



A. L. Collection
11/9/2001
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2 3/4"


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A. L. Collection
11/30/2001
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75 mm
22 mm


Kris Johnston Collection
3/12/2002
This wing is silver plate on bronze. Kerry Foster notes that this wing was only ever used for the island campaigns. Never as a mess dress wing.
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3 1/8"
1 1/8"



5/6/2002
This is the smaller size wing worn by foreign pilots who flew with the RNZAF
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105 mm



John Gowan Collection
8/5/2002
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115 mm


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John Gowan Collection
8/5/2002
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2 1/2"


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A. L. Collection
8/26/2002
This is a Mess Dress wing.
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4 1/4"



A. L. Collection
11/8/2002
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5"


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A. L. Collection
11/16/2002
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82 mm
28 mm

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3/12/2003
This is the miniature size wing that would have been worn by an allied pilot who was qualified to fly with the RNZAF.
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4 1/2"



Clifford Orth Collection
6/16/2004
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Kerry Foster Collection
10/11/2004
This wings is on a dark blue felt backing.
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Kerry Foster Collection
10/11/2004
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Kerry Foster Collection
10/11/2004
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Kerry Foster Collection
10/11/2004
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Kerry Foster Collection
10/11/2004
These wings belonged to F/L Thompson. He flew 84 ops with this wing.
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Kerry Foster Collection
10/14/2004
This is a post war tunic (dated 1954) belonging to Flt Lt W H Carter. He earned his observer wing in 1942 and retrained as a pilot and earned his wings in 1944. Both wings are WW2 vintage
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Kerry Foster Collection
1/5/2005
The "NZAF" wings were produced for New Zealands "Permanant Air Force" (PAF) fore-runner of the RNZAF & inspite of their appearance, very rare.
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Rory Langran Collection
2/10/2005
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Rory Langran Collection
2/10/2005
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Kerry Foster Collection
11/29/2005
Late war, NZ made, flat cotton embroidered
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Kerry Foster Collection
11/29/2005
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David Extance Collection
4/15/2009
Royal New Zealand Air Force, thickly padded, ww2 issue,price tag attached to rear of $2.50 !
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J. & S. Harrison Collection
1/25/2012
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J. & S. Harrison Collection
1/25/2012
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