The die stamped version of these turned up a while ago in a thread (can't find the thread). I chipped in that I had these 2, but did'nt have photos to hand. They're obviously workshop jobs, I wondered if they were made as part of the qualification to wear the badge, in much the same way as the old propellor badges of RASC waterborne?
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What you have here are 'appos' Wheels' - or RAF Apprentice insignia. They were worn right up until recently (?) when the RAF Apprentice scheme was (stupidly) scrapped. The Apprentice scheme was started by Lord Trenchard as a means of supplying the RAF with skilled craftsmen, and were referred to as 'brats' or (in my time at RAF Halton & St. Athan) 'appos'. The various RAF Schools of Technical Training were: 1 S of TT - RAF Halton; 2 S of TT - RAF Cosford; 3 & 4 - Locking & St. Athan respectively. The 'wheels' were stitched on to the SD by looped thread, although later staybrite versions used eyelets.Comment
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