RFC Beret badge??

[Kinky Afro]

Hi folks, would be appreciative if someone would kindly give me some information about a beret badge I have. It was given to me by my Grand mother. It is a metallic beret badge with RFC (Royal flying Corp ??) in the centre of a crowned pair of wings. On the back it says silver? Thanks for any information or advice thanks Stuart can upload picture cheers

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

It will not be a beret badge, as British forces did not wear berets in WW1, which is when this badge will date from.

It will be a "sweetheart" badge. Bought by servicemen for wives and girlfriends to wear to show the branch of service their man was in.

The RFC became the RAF in 1918.

Cheers, Ade.

[Panzer 3]

Hi Kinky afro,
As Ade says it is for a sweet heart or wife ect, I have put on a
O.R,s side cap badge for you to see it is in brass. Some N.C.O.s
had a darker colour badge same design, The wings are from a R.F.C tunic that was moth eaten, I found it in Aldershot depot,.
They are original pilot wings in Khaki.
dave.

[martyboy]

Hi Ade,

Please excuse this post by me as it was the only way to could contact
you I could find.

I have been offered a set of bronze RFC wings marked made by J&Co.

Could you give me your valued opinion of them?

Thanks, Mart.

[Jerry B]

J & Co is Jennens and company and they were taken over by gaunt in 1924. Looks like another sweetheart badge, rfc/raf is not my area

[Adrian Stevenson]

I would agree with Jerry.

Nice item.