These are some examples of pilots' wings awarded to graduates of the BCATP. There are no doubt a number of variations of each.
These brevets were also awarded upon graduation at BCATP schools. Warren Carroll, in his fine book "Eagles Recalled", calls the RCAF brevets the "straight wing" variation. He says they were issued on March 26, 1943, before which British brevets were used, including the "flying arsehole" Observer badge. In the straight wing variation, there are also "NW" (Navigator/Wireless) and "AE" (Aero Engineer) types, which were probably not worn. The RAAF and RNZAF brevets are Canadian made to be presented to the appropriate Commonwealth graduates.
There are many more of the above wings which could be added here.
This is an area which causes some controversy as there are different versions of how many variations exist. I have this list (total: 76 types) from collector Ken Keegan and these images from our collections.
(I am collecting a number of the "eagle" variations and will add a new section.)
| Aden | Argentina | Australia | Bahamas | Barbados | Basutoland | Bechuanaland | Belgium |
| Bermuda | B.L.A.V.* | Brazil | British Guiana | British Honduras | British West Indies | B.W.I. | B.W. Indies |
| Burma | Canada | Ceylon | Channel Islands | Cuba | Cyprus | Czechoslavakia | Danmark |
| Denmark | Ecuador | Eire | England | Falkland Isles | Fiji | France | Gambia |
| Gibraltar | Gold Coast | Grenada | Great Britain | Great Britain** | Gt. Britain | Guernsey | Hong Kong |
| India | Jamaica | Jersey | Kenya | Lagos Nigeria | Leeward Isles | Malaya | Malta |
| Mauritius | Mexico | Nederland | Netherlands | Newfoundland | New Zealand | Nigeria | N. Ireland |
| Norway | Norge | Nyasaland | Palestine | Poland | Rhodesia | R.N.Z.A.F. | Scotland |
| Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somaliland Protectorate | South Africa | South America | Swaziland | Tanganyika | Trinidad |
| Uganda | U.S.A. | Windward Islands | Zanzibar |
*British Latin American Volunteers
**red lettering on blue(naval)
Here are some instructor's wings courtesy of Ken Keegan. The first one is from #1 IFS (Instrument Flying School) in Deseronto, Ontario, opened in 1943 and which stayed on as part of the post-war RCAF. The second one is from #10 EFTS, which opened at Mount Hope, Ontario and moved in 1942 to Pendleton, Ontario. Next is the wing of an instructor at one of the Air Observers schools.
These hat badges were also from Ken Keegan, the first being another from #10 EFTS, the other from an AOS.
At the right are a standard issue cloth hat (?) badge and seasonal shoulder titles for EFTSs.
