Two Unknown RN trade badges

[gnr.ktrha]

Hello,

I have a couple of RN trade badges and I do not have a clue when they were worn or what they were issued for. I have had them for a couple of years now, but have not been able to find them in any reference books that I have access to .

The first shows a 4 bladed Prop. with the letter 'E' below. This is red wool on blue.

The second is the same as the first but has a 6 pointed star above the prop and is Gold wire on blue.

I bought these badges in Dundee, in a junk shop. They came with a couple of Petty officers cap badges and a sweet heart badge to the RNAS or Fleet Air Arm.

Thanks for looking.

Stewart

[Paul Johnson]

Steve,

These sound like Air Mechanic badges to me and probably WW2 or later.

PAUL J

[Tony Lund]

The red badges were/are for daily uniform and the gold for best uniform. The star is a trade qualification, you start with a plain badge, then one star and then two.

Tony.

[RNCVR]

Hi Stewart,

The badge is the rate of AIR FITTER (ENGINES).

The badge without star is for Ordinary or Able Seaman Air Fitter (Engines) & the star above the badge indicates he is a Leading Air Fitter (Engines)

Bryan