Royal Air Force officers’ beret badge produced in gilt metal in the King’s Crown pattern, worn until 1952 by commissioned officers of the Royal Air Force. This British military air force officer’s headdress badge displays the recognised RAF device in gilt, incorporating an eagle volant affronté with head lowered and turned to the sinister as the central device, surmounting a double-wreath, the whole ensigned by an Imperial King’s Crown with a velvet cushion detail. The beret badge is the smaller field dress pattern of the officer’s badge, distinguished from the full-size service dress cap badge worn on the peaked cap.
The Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918 through the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service, becoming the world’s first independent air arm. The King’s Crown officer’s beret badge was worn throughout the Second World War and the immediate post-war period until the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952, when the Queen’s Crown pattern was introduced.
Manufactured in gilt metal consistent with Royal Air Force officers’ field dress headdress badge production of the Second World War and early post-war period, this example provides a well-preserved representation of the King’s Crown officer’s beret badge as worn by RAF officers across all theatres of the Second World War. Royal Air Force King’s Crown officer’s beret badges are collected as examples of Second World War British air force officer’s uniform accessories, bullion embroidered headdress insignia of the Royal Air Force, and militaria associated with the wartime and immediate post-war Royal Air Force.
Dimensions Approx. 40mm width x 42mm height
Condition Excellent
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