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Authentic and old Wooden shield with  convex enamel badge of the United States Air Force in England

Extremely rare, no other was found on the internet!

What makes it so very special is the engraved addition of England on the wooden shield
The shield is brass with enamel and in very good shape.
See pictures, they are part of the description.

The originally US Army Air Force badge , was approved on 23 February 1942. The badge was designed by Mr. James T. Rawls, an artist and a member of General Arnold's staff. He made many designs, most incorporating pilot wings, but Arnold rejected them all. Rawls, dejected by his lack of success, was shown a picture of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill giving his well-known "V for Victory" sign. Rawls made a quick sketch bending the wings up, and Arnold said, "That's just what I wanted."
The insignia was described in regulations as follows: On an ultramarine disk is imposed in the lower segment a White Star with a red disk superimposed and covering the the entire center of the Star. Surmounting the Star are two stylized wings extending upward and outward at a 45 degree-angle.

The ultramarine disk represents the medium in which the Air Forces operated, and the white star with red disk was the identifying symbol of U.S. Army and Navy airplanes since 1921. (The red disk was removed from aircraft markings in 1942 to prevent confusion with Japanese insignia.) The golden wings symbolize victorious operation.. 

The words "United States Air Force" was added to the design of the badge in 1947

Provenance:  From the collection of an Airman serving in the Dutch 322 Spitfire Squadron . Trained at Langham Airfield, Norfolk England. 
Langham is home to the famous Langham Dome museum, a former WW2 air gunnery training facility. 
Norfolk was home to  many former US Air Force Bomber Air fields.  (Norwich USAAF Station 123 (8th AF) Shipdham Airfield USAAF Station 115 (8th AF) Attlebridge USAAF Station 120 (Eighth Air Force)

Enamel, Wood

Shield - U.S. Air Force 1950/1960 - very rare

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