Jan Zumbach....

[Wurger]

Yes it does. The oxide-steel badge for pilots and the golden one for navigators.

 

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[Airframes]

Great stuff. So iks your's 'Master Navigator/Signaller', Wojtek - just looking at the lightning bolts, suggesting signals.

 

[Wurger]

You are almost right Terry. These lightning bolts represented using of the spark-gap transmitter for radio communication initially. I'm sure you remember that first planes were of the recce type mostly and two-seaters usually. A pilot was a "driver" only and was a non-commissioned officer usually. His main task was to control a plane and just fly. Therefore the pilot's badge is of steel colour. A navigator-observer was an officer always. He was responsible for not only navigation, reconnaissance but also for communication. These lightning bolts were copied from the Austrian badges. Later , when the radar was introduced, these lightning bolts became symbol of the radar signals.

And yes I have the Master Navigator grade for the military occupation specialty. Also I have the same grade as a military airtraffic controller. But there is no badge for this specialty.

 

[Lucky13]

Jan "Donald Duck" Zumbach Planes + resin A-26 nose (designed to be used with ICM Douglas A-26 kits)



PZL P.11a.
7.13, "1", 111 FIGHTER SQUADRON
WARSAW, POLAND, MAY 1939.
7.13, "1", 111 ESKADRA MYSLIWSKA,
WARSZAWA, MAJ 1939.

MORANE MS-406 C1.
No. 670, L699, "14", DAT Etampes - GC 1/55,
Etampes, France, Juni 1940.
No. 670, L699, "14", DAT ETAMPES - GC 1/55,
ETAMPES, Francja, czerwiec 1940.

CURTISS HAWK H-75A2.
No. 107, U007, "3", GC 1/55,
BORDEAUX, France, Juni 1940.
No. 107, U007, "3", GC 1/55,
BORDEAUX, Francja, czerwiec 1940.

HAWKER HURRICANE MK. I
V6684, RF*F, NO. 303 SQN, LECONFIELD,
ENGLAND, OCTOBER 1940.
V6684, RF*F, NO. 303 DYWIZJON, LECONFIELD,
ANGLIA,PA...DZIERNIK 1940.

HAWKER HURRICANE MK. I
P3901 ? V6757, RF*E, NO. 303 SQN, NORTHOLT,
England, SEPTEMBER 1940.
P3901 ? V6757, RF*E, 303 Dywizjon, NORTHOLT,
ANGLIA, WRZESIEN 1940.

HAWKER HURRICANE MK. I
R2685, RF*G, NO. 303 SQN, NORTHOLT,
England, SEPTEMBER 1940.
R2685, RF*G, 303 Dywizjon, NORTHOLT,
ANGLIA, WRZESIEN 1940.

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. IIB
P8385, RF*A, NO. 303 SQN, NORTHLOT,
ENGLAND, MAY - JULY 1941.
P8385, RF*A, NO. 303 DYWIZJON , NORTHLOT,
ANGLIA, MAJ - LIPIEC 1941.

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. VB
BM144, RF*D, NO. 303 SQN, NORTHLOT,
ENGLAND, APRIL 1942.
BM144, RF*D, NO. 303 DYWIZJON, NORTHLOT,
ANGLIA, KWIECIE...Æ' 1942.

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. VB
BM144, RF*D, NO. 303 SQN, KIRTON IN LINDSAY,
ENGLAND, JULY 1942.
BM144, RF*D, NO. 303 DYWIZJON, KIRTON IN LINDSAY,
ANGLIA, LIPIEC 1942.

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. VB
EP594, RF*D, NO. 303 SQN, REDHILL/KIRTON IN LINDSAY,
ENGLAND, AUGUST 1942.
EP594, RF*D, NO. 303 SQN, REDHILL/KIRTON IN LINDSAY,
ANGLIA, SIERPIE...Æ' 1942.

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. VB
EN951, RF*D, NO. 303 SQN, KIRTON IN LINDSAY,
ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 1942.
EN951, RF*D, NO. 303 DYWIZJON, KIRTON IN LINDSAY,
ANGLIA, WRZESIE...Æ' 1942.

North-American MUSTANG MK. III
HB886, JZ, NO. 133 FIGHTER WING, BRENZETT,
England, AUGUST 1944.
HB886, JZ, 133 SKRZYDLO MYSLIWSKIE, BRENZETT,
ANGLIA, SIERPIEN 1944.

 

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